raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:210571

Dystonia 16

Synonyms: DYT16 · Early-onset dystonia parkinsonism

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

Dystonia 16 (DYT16) is a very rare and newly discovered movement disorder which is characterized by early-onset progressive limb dystonia, laryngeal and oromandibular dystonia, and parkinsonism.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDystonia 16DYT16 · Early-onset dystonia parkinsonism
frDystonie 16DYT16 · Dystonie parkinsonisme précoce
deDystonie 16DYT16 · Dystonie-Parkinsonismus mit frühem Beginn
esDistonía 16DYT16 · Distonía parkinsonismo de inicio precoz
itDistonia 16DYT16 · Distonia - parkinsonismo, a esordio precoce
nlDystonie 16DYT16 · Vroeg optredende dystonie-parkinsonisme
ptDistonia 16
plDystonia 16Dystonia parkinsonizm o wczesnym początku · DYT16
csDystonie 16DYT16 · Dystonický parkinsonismus s časným nástupem
ukДистонія 16DYT16 · Паркінсонізм з дистонією на ранніх стадіях
zh肌张力障碍症16型早发型肌张力障碍帕金森症
trDistoni 16DYT16 · Erken başlangıçlı distoni parkinsonizm

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM612067Evalidated
ICD-10G24.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A02.12NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012789Evalidated
MeSHC567430Evalidated
UMLSC2677567Evalidated
GARD10539Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PRKRADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9438ENSG000001802286034242q31.2protein activator of interferon induced protein kinase EIF2AK218243799[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families12 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated18420150[PMID]_22842711[PMID]_25142429[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_18420150[PMID]_22842711[PMID]_25142429[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

15 annotations · validated 2018-10-29
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002451Limb dystonia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007256Abnormal pyramidal sign
HP:0002067Bradykinesia
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0001618Dysphonia
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0012514Lower limb pain
HP:0002310Orofacial dyskinesia
HP:0001300Parkinsonism
HP:0002174Postural tremor
HP:0000473Torticollis
HP:0002317Unsteady gait
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001270Motor delay
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001249Intellectual disability

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 18243799[PMID]

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Sources for this card