raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2189

Hydrolethalus

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

Hydrolethalus (HLS) is a severe fetal malformation syndrome characterized by craniofacial dysmorphic features, central nervous system, cardiac, respiratory tract and limb abnormalities.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHydrolethalus
frHydrolethalus
deHydroletalus
esSíndrome hydrolethalusSíndrome hidroletal
itIdroletale
nlHydrolethalus
ptHidroletal
plZespół Hydrolethalus
csHydroletální syndrom
ukГідролеталіс
zh水中毒
trHidroletalus

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM236680BTNTvalidated
OMIM614120BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q87.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD2F.1YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0006037Evalidated
MeSHC536079Evalidated
UMLSC2931104Evalidated
GARD6683Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
HYLS1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:26558ENSG0000019833161069311q24.2HYLS1 centriolar and ciliogenesis associated15843405[PMID]_18648327[PMID]
KIF7Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:30497ENSG0000016681361125415q26.1kinesin family member 721552264[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0005 / 100 000FinlandValue and classValidated11152149[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—FinlandClass onlyNot yet validated11152149[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

28 annotations · validated 2017-07-26
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001331Absent septum pellucidum
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0001561Polyhydramnios
HP:0001162Postaxial hand polydactyly
HP:0001622Premature birth
HP:0000278Retrognathia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0002086Abnormality of the respiratory system
HP:0004408Abnormality of the sense of smell
HP:0000193Bifid uvula
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0000490Deeply set eye
HP:0030690Gingival cleft
HP:0001601Laryngomalacia
HP:0000369Low-set ears
HP:0000358Posteriorly rotated ears
HP:0000176Submucous cleft hard palate
HP:0100682Tracheal atresia
HP:0100333Unilateral cleft lip
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011027Abnormality of the fallopian tube
HP:0002323Anencephaly
HP:0000528Anophthalmia
HP:0002139Arrhinencephaly
HP:0000028Cryptorchidism
HP:0002983Micromelia
HP:0000568Microphthalmia

Run the differential on the 8 obligate / very frequent terms

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