raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:216

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Synonyms: CLN disease · NCL · NCL disease

Type
Clinical group
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of inherited progressive degenerative brain diseases characterized clinically by a decline of mental and other capacities, epilepsy, and vision loss through retinal degeneration, and histopathologically by intracellular accumulation of an autofluorescent material, ceroid lipofuscin, in the neuronal cells in the brain and in the retina.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisCLN disease · NCL · NCL disease
frCéroïde-lipofuscinose neuronaleCLN · NCL
deCeroid-Lipofuszinose, neuronaleCLN-Krankheit · NCL
esLipofuscinosis ceroidea neuronalEnfermedad CLN · Enfermedad NCL · NCL
itCeroidolipofuscinosi neuronaleMalattia CLN · Malattia NCL · NCL
nlNeuronale ceroïdlipofuscinoseCLN-ziekte · NCL · NCL-ziekte
ptLipofuscinose ceróide neuronalDoença CLN · Doença NCL · NCL
plNeuronalna lipofuscynoza ceroidowaNCL · Neuronalna ceroidolipofuscynoza
csNeuronální ceroid lipofuscinózaNCL
ukНейрональний цероїдний ліпофусцинозХвороба CLN · NCL · Хвороба NCL
zh神经元蜡样质脂褐质沉积病NCL
trNöronal seroid lipofusinozNCL

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10E75.4Especificvalidated
ICD-115C56.1Especificvalidated
MONDO0016295Evalidated
MONDO16295Evalidated
MeSHD009472Evalidated
UMLSC0027877Evalidated
GARD10739Evalidated
MedDRA10074607Evalidated

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 (7):

Children (13):

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

6 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidated23374165[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.98 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidated23374165[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.56 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidated7668318[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0004 / 100 000NorwayValue and classValidated17092455[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0002 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2018[OTHER]

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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card