raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:217

Isolated Dandy-Walker malformation

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Multigenic/multifactorial
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare non-syndromic central nervous system malformation characterized by the association of three signs: hydrocephalus, partial or complete absence of the cerebellar vermis, and posterior fossa cyst contiguous with the fourth ventricle, presenting early in life with hydrocephalus, bulging occiput and posterior fossa signs such as cranial nerve palsies, nystagmus and ataxia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIsolated Dandy-Walker malformation
frMalformation de Dandy-Walker isoléeSyndrome de Dandy-Walker isolé
deDandy-Walker-Fehlbildung, isolierte
esMalformación de Dandy-Walker aislada
itMalformazione isolata di Dandy-Walker
nlGeïsoleerde Dandy-Walker malformatie
ptMalformação de Dandy-Walker isolada
plIzolowana malformacja Dandy'ego i Walkera
csIzolovaná Dandyho-Walkerova malformaceIzolovaná Dandy-Walkerova malformace
ukІзольована мальформація Денді-Уокера
zh孤立型丹迪-沃克畸形
trİzole Dandy-Walker malformasyonu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM220200Evalidated
ICD-10Q03.1NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11LA06.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0009072Evalidated
UMLSC2931867Evalidated
GARD6242Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ZIC1Role in the phenotype ofAssessedHGNC:12872ENSG000001529776004703q24Zic family zinc finger 115338008[PMID]_15733262[PMID]_21204220[PMID]_21307096[PMID]
ZIC4Role in the phenotype ofAssessedHGNC:20393ENSG000001749636089483q24Zic family zinc finger 415338008[PMID]_15733262[PMID]_21204220[PMID]_21307096[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0001 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]_ORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0002.1 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]_ORPHANET

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

20 annotations · validated 2024-06-03
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001305Dandy-Walker malformation
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0000256Macrocephaly
HP:0002691Platybasia
HP:0000269Prominent occiput
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006817Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis
HP:0001321Cerebellar hypoplasia
HP:0002198Dilated fourth ventricle
HP:0011427Enlarged fetal cisterna magna
HP:0005445Enlarged posterior fossa
HP:0002007Frontal bossing
HP:0010952Mild fetal ventriculomegaly
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0007370Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0002084Encephalocele
HP:0002516Increased intracranial pressure
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001270Motor delay
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0002078Truncal ataxia

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 33168220[PMID]_30855785[PMID]_24132069[PMID]

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Sources for this card