raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:221126

Fowler vasculopathy

Synonyms: Cerebral proliferative glomeruloid vasculopathy · Encephaloclastic proliferative vasculopathy · Hydrocephaly/hydranencephaly due to cerebral vasculopathy · Proliferative vasculopathy and hydranencephaly/hydrocephaly

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

A rare, genetic neurological disorder characterized by hydranencephaly, distinctive glomeruloid vasculopathy in the central nervous system and retina, polyhydramnios and fetal akinesia with arthrogryposis. The disorder is usually prenatally lethal. In rare reported cases that survived beyond infancy, severe intellectual and neurologic disability with seizures, microcephaly and absence of functional movements were reported.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFowler vasculopathyCerebral proliferative glomeruloid vasculopathy · Encephaloclastic proliferative vasculopathy · Hydrocephaly/hydranencephaly due to cerebral vasculopathy · Proliferative vasculopathy and hydranencephaly/hydrocephaly
frVasculopathie de FowlerHydrocéphalie/hydranencéphalie due à une vasculopathie cérébrale · Vasculopathie gloméruloïde proliférative cérébrale · Vasculopathie proliférative et hydranencéphalie/hydrocéphalie
deFowler-VaskulopathieFowler-Syndrom · Hydrozephalie/Hydranenzephalie durch zerebrale Vaskulopathie · Proliferative Vaskulopathie und Hydranenzephalie/Hydrozephalie · Vaskulopathie, enzephaloklastische proliferative · Zerebrale Vaskulopathie, glomeruloide proliferative
esVasculopatía de FowlerHidrocefalia/hidranencefalia por vasculopatía cerebral · Síndrome de Fowler · Vasculopatía cerebral glomeruloide proliferativa · Vasculopatía encefaloclástica proliferativa · Vasculopatía proliferativa e hidrocefalia/hidranencefalia
itSindrome di FowlerVasculopatia encefaloclastica proliferativa · Vasculopatia glomeruloide proliferativa cerebrale · Vasculopatia proliferativa e idranencefalia/idrocefalo · Idrocefalo/idranencefalia da vasculopatia cerebrale
nlVasculopathie van FowlerCerebrale proliferatieve glomeruloïde vasculopathie · Encefaloclastische proliferatieve vasculopathie · Hydrocefalie/hydranencefalie als gevolg van cerebrale vasculopathie · Proliferatieve vasculopathie en hydranencefalie/hydrocefalie
ptSíndrome de Fowler
plZespół FowleraEncefaloklastyczna waskulopatia proliferacyjna · Proliferacyjna waskulopatia kłębuszkowa mózgu · Waskulopatia proliferacyjna i hydrocefalia/hydranencefalia · Wodogłowie/hydranencefalia z powodu waskulopatii mózgowej
csFowlerův syndromCerebrální proliferativní glomeruloidní vaskulopatie · Encefaloklastická proliferativní vaskulopatie · Proliferativní vaskulopatie a hydrocefalus/hydroanencefalie · Hydrocefalus/hydranencefalie způsobená mozkovou vaskulopatií
ukВаскулопатія ФаулераЦеребральна проліферативна гломерулоїдна васкулопатія · Енцефалокластична проліферативна васкулопатія · Гідроцефалія/гідранцефалія внаслідок церебральної васкулопатії · Проліферативна васкулопатія та гідраненцефалія/гідроцефалія
zhFowler血管病增生性血管病和脑积水/脑发育不全性脑积水
trFowler vaskülopatiEnsefaloklastik proliferatif vaskülopati · Serebral proliferatif glomeruloid vaskülopati · Serebral vaskülopatiye bağlı hidrosefali / hidranensefali · Proliferatif vaskülopati ve hidranensefali / hidrosefali

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM225790Evalidated
ICD-10Q04.8NTBTattributedvalidated
UMLSC1856972Evalidated

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.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FLVCR2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:20105ENSG0000011968661086514q24.3FLVCR choline and putative heme transporter 220206334[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families44 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated25677735[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_25677735[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

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

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Sources for this card