raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:210128

Urocanic aciduria

Synonyms: Encephalopathy due to urocanase deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare histidine metabolism disorder characterized by urocanic aciduria and other variable manifestations including intellectual deficit and intermittent ataxia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enUrocanic aciduriaEncephalopathy due to urocanase deficiency
frAcidurie urocaniqueEncéphalopathie par déficit en urocanase
deUrocanase-AzidurieEnzephalopathie durch Urocanase-Mangel
esAciduria urocánicaEncefalopatía por deficiencia de urocanasa
itAciduria urocanicaEncefalopatia da deficit di urocanasi
nlUrocaanzuuracidurieEncefalopathie door deficiëntie van urocanase
ptEncefalopatia por deficiência de urocanase
plAcyduria urokanianowaEncefalopatia z powodu niedoboru urokanazy
csUrokanová acidurieEncefalopatie způsobená deficitem urokanázy
ukСечокамяна ацидуріяЕнцефалопатія внаслідок дефіциту уроканази
zh尿刊酸尿尿刊酸酶缺乏所致脑病
trÜrokanik asidüriÜrokanaz eksikliğine bağlı ensefalopati

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM276880Evalidated
ICD-10E70.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.21Especificvalidated
MONDO0010167Evalidated
MeSHC536479Evalidated
UMLSC0268514Evalidated
GARD8539Evalidated

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
UROC1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:26444ENSG000001596506130123q21.3urocanate hydratase 119304569[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated19304569[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_19304569[PMID]

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

11 annotations · validated 2017-01-20
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0010904Abnormal circulating histidine concentration
HP:0002345Action tremor
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0002136Broad-based gait
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0007979Gaze-evoked horizontal nystagmus
HP:0006801Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
HP:0002719Recurrent infections
HP:0002078Truncal ataxia
HP:0012237Urocanic aciduria

Run the differential on the 11 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 19304569[PMID]

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Sources for this card