raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:228346

CLN3 disease

Synonyms: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 3

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy
Status
active

A rare neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis characterized by juvenile or protracted juvenile-onset progressive vision loss due to retinal degeneration/retinopathy (which in several patients may precede the onset of neurological symptoms by some years), seizures, progressive cognitive impairment with a precipitous decline to dementia, progressive motor decline with cerebellar, pyramidal and extrapyramidal features. Associated systemic features may include cardiac abnormalities (including conduction abnormalities, ventricular hypertrophy, atrial flutter/fibrillation and symptomatic bradycardia) and autophagic vacuolar myopathy. Seizures in juvenile-onset (also known as the classic form of the disease) patients, develop typically within 2-4 years of the onset of visual deterioration. In protracted form, characterized by combined focal and generalized epilepsy syndrome and progressive neurologic deterioration, seizures and other neurological manifestations appear significantly later compared to classic form and symptoms are milder. This is the most common form of ceroid lipofuscinosis and is widespread across Western countries.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCLN3 diseaseNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 3
frMaladie CLN3Céroïde lipofuscinose neuronale de type 3 · NCL3
deCLN3-KrankheitCeroid-Lipofuszinose, neuronale, Typ 3 · NCL3
esEnfermedad CLN3Lipofuscinosis ceroidea neuronal tipo 3
itMalattia CLN3CLN giovanile classica · Ceroidolipofuscinosi neuronale giovanile classica · Ceroidolipofuscinosi neuronale tipo 3 · Malattia di Batten-Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjögren
nlCLN3-ziekteNCL3 · Neuronale ceroïdlipofuscinose type 3
ptCLN3 diseaseLipofuscinose ceroide neuronal tipo 3
plWYCOFANA: Choroba CLN3= en
csNeuronální ceroidlipofuscinosa, typ 3Onemocnění CLN3
ukХвороба CLN3Хвороба Баттена-Шпільмаєра-Фогта-Шьогрена · Класичний ювенільний NCL · Класичний ювенільний нейрональний цероїдний ліпофусциноз · Нейрональний цероїдний ліпофусциноз типу 3
zh神经元蜡样脂褐质沉积症3型典型青少年神经元蜡样脂褐质沉积症
trCLN3 hastalığıKlasik jüvenil NCL · Klasik jüvenil nöronal seroid lipofuksinoz

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607042Evalidated
ICD-10E75.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C56.1NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO8767Evalidated
UMLSC0751383Evalidated

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):

Children (2):

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Genes

0 direct · 2 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CLN3ORPHA:699780Juvenile CLN3 diseaseDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2074ENSG0000018860360704216p12.1CLN3 lysosomal/endosomal transmembrane protein, battenin15965709[PMID]
CLN3ORPHA:699796Protracted juvenile CLN3 diseaseDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2074ENSG0000018860360704216p12.1CLN3 lysosomal/endosomal transmembrane protein, battenin15965709[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families400 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass 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

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

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Sources for this card