raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2165

Holoprosencephaly-caudal dysgenesis syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

Holoprosencephaly-caudal dysgenesis syndrome is a central nervous system malformation syndrome characterized by holoprosencephaly with microcephaly, abnormal eye morphology (hypotelorism, cyclopia, exophthalmos), nasal anomalies (single nostril or absent nose), and cleft lip/palate, combined with signs of caudal regression (sacral agenesis, sirenomelia with absent external genitalia).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHoloprosencephaly-caudal dysgenesis syndrome
frSyndrome d'holoprosencéphalie-dysgénésie caudale
deHoloprosenzephalie - kaudale Dysgenesie
esSíndrome de holoprosencefalia-disgenesia caudal
itSindrome da oloprosencefalia e disgenesia caudale
nlHoloprosencefalie - caudale dysgenesie-syndroom
ptSíndrome de holoprosencefalia-disgenesia caudal
plZespół holoprozencefalii i dysgenezji ogonowej
csSyndrom zahrnující holoprosencefalii a kaudální dysgenezi
ukСиндром голопрозенцефалічного каудального дисгенезу
zh前脑无裂畸形-尾椎发育不全综合征
trHoloprosensefali-kaudal disgenezi sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q04.2NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0016299Evalidated
UMLSC4749731Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.9 / 100 000SpainValue and classValidated7802035[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—SpainClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

16 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000252Microcephaly
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002818Abnormal morphology of the radius
HP:0100659Abnormality of the cerebral vasculature
HP:0010662Abnormality of the diencephalon
HP:0000078Abnormality of the genital system
HP:0000924Abnormality of the skeletal system
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0009914Cyclopia
HP:0001360Holoprosencephaly
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0000369Low-set ears
HP:0000161Median cleft lip
HP:0001622Premature birth
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0004059Radial club hand
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card