raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:206448

Adult Krabbe disease

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

This disease is described under Krabbe disease

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAdult Krabbe disease
frMaladie de Krabbe de l'adulte
deKrabbe-Syndrom, mit Beginn im Erwachsenenalter
esEnfermedad de Krabbe del adulto
itMalattia di Krabbe a esordio nell'età adulta
nlZiekte van Krabbe, volwassen vorm
ptDoença de Krabbe de apresentação no adulto
plChoroba Krabbego dorosłych
csKrabbeho choroba dospělýchAdultní Krabbeho choroba
ukХвороба Краббе у дорослих
zh成年Krabbe病
trYetişkin Krabbe hastalığı
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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM245200NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A44.4NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016091Evalidated
UMLSC5680793Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
GALCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4115ENSG0000005498360689014q31.3galactosylceramidase20301416[PMID]_23319190[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

44 annotations · validated 2024-03-22
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0034322Reduced galactocerebrosidase activity
HP:0002493Upper motor neuron dysfunction
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001273Abnormal corpus callosum morphology
HP:0012379Abnormal enzyme/coenzyme activity
HP:0002418Abnormality of midbrain morphology
HP:0007361Abnormality of the pons
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0007305CNS demyelination
HP:0031993Hoffmann sign
HP:0006801Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
HP:0002922Increased CSF protein concentration
HP:0007199Progressive spastic paraparesis
HP:0003202Skeletal muscle atrophy
HP:0001257Spasticity
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011441Abnormality of the medulla oblongata
HP:0031006Acroparesthesia
HP:0002312Clumsiness
HP:0000726Dementia
HP:0002353EEG abnormality
HP:0002359Frequent falls
HP:0004302Functional motor deficit
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0010830Impaired tactile sensation
HP:0007340Lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0001268Mental deterioration
HP:0002062Morphological abnormality of the pyramidal tract
HP:0011096Peripheral demyelination
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
HP:0002344Progressive neurologic deterioration
HP:0004466Prolonged brainstem auditory evoked potentials
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0007141Sensorimotor neuropathy
HP:0003474Somatic sensory dysfunction
HP:0003484Upper limb muscle weakness
HP:0000572Visual loss
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0002136Broad-based gait
HP:0100639Erectile dysfunction
HP:0002301Hemiplegia
HP:0002371Loss of speech
HP:0002492Morphological abnormality of the corticospinal tract
HP:0001761Pes cavus
HP:0002273Tetraparesis
HP:0000020Urinary incontinence

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 32965986[PMID]_24384330[PMID]_27638597[PMID]_20301416[PMID]_29951496[PMID]_31337714[PMID]_24384330[PMID]_30899093[PMID]

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Sources for this card