raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:184

Cherubism

Synonyms: CRBM

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

Cherubism is a rare, self-limiting, fibro-osseous, genetic disease of childhood and adolescence characterized by varying degrees of progressive bilateral enlargement of the mandible and/or maxilla, with clinical repercussions in severe cases.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCherubismCRBM
frChérubismeCRBM · Chérubinisme
deCherubismus= en
esQuerubismo= en
itCherubismo= en
nlCherubisme= en
ptQuerubismo
plCherubizm= en
csCherubismus= en
ukХерувізм= en
zh家族性巨颌症= en
trÇerubizm= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM118400Evalidated
ICD-10K10.8NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11LD24.22Especificvalidated
MONDO0007315Evalidated
MeSHD002636Evalidated
UMLSC0008029Evalidated
GARD6036Evalidated
MedDRA10070535Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (8):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SH3BP2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10825ENSG000000872666021044p16.3SH3 domain binding protein 2
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Cases/families300 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated[EXPERT]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

15 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000277Abnormality of the mandible
HP:0012062Bone cyst
HP:0012802Broad jaw
HP:0000293Full cheeks
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006482Abnormal dental morphology
HP:0000164Abnormality of the dentition
HP:0000677Oligodontia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001608Abnormality of the voice
HP:0008872Feeding difficulties in infancy
HP:0002870Obstructive sleep apnea
HP:0000648Optic atrophy
HP:0000529Progressive visual loss
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0002781Upper airway obstruction
HP:0000505Visual impairment

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

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