raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:228354

CLN8 disease

Synonyms: NCL8 · Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 8

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

A rare neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis characterized classically by late infantile-onset (5-10 years) with rapid disease progression, myoclonus, visual loss and progressive intellectual disability (commonly observed within 2-5 years of seizure onset). Spasticity, dystonic posturing, tremors, and other extrapyramidal signs are also reported in these patients. Less frequently, the disease can manifest with intractable tonic-clonic or complex partial seizures without myoclonous, progressive intellectual disability and variable visual deficit, blindness being infrequent. This condition, also known as Northern epilepsy, is milder and slow progressing compared to the classical form of the disease.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCLN8 diseaseNCL8 · Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 8
frMaladie CLN8Céroïde lipofuscinose neuronale de type 8 · NCL8
deCLN8-KrankheitCeroid-Lipofuszinose, neuronale, Typ 8 · NCL8
esEnfermedad CLN8Lipofuscinosis ceroidea neuronal tipo 8 · NCL8
itMalattia CLN8Ceroidolipofuscinosi neuronale tipo 8
nlCLN8-ziekteNCL8 · Neuronale ceroïdlipofuscinose type 8
ptDoença CLN8Lipofuscinose ceroide neuronal tipo 8 · NCL8
plChoroba CLN8= en
csNeuronální ceroidlipofuscinosa, typ 8Onemocnění CLN8
ukХвороба CLN8Нейрональний цероїдний ліпофусциноз типу 8
zh神经元蜡样脂褐质沉积症8型
trCLN8 hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM600143Evalidated
ICD-10E75.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C56.1NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO10830Evalidated
UMLSC1838570Evalidated

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):

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
CLN8ORPHA:1947Northern epilepsyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2079ENSG000001823726078378p23.3CLN8 transmembrane ER and ERGIC protein21990111[PMID]
CLN8ORPHA:700484Late infantile CLN8 diseaseDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2079ENSG000001823726078378p23.3CLN8 transmembrane ER and ERGIC protein32412666[PMID]_34733232[PMID]_34684815[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families21 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated15074367[PMID]_16570191[PMID]_22220808[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated15074367[PMID]_16570191[PMID]_22220808[PMID]_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

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

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Sources for this card