raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2291

Congenital velopharyngeal incompetence

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

A rare otorhinolaryngologic malformation characterized by the isolated finding of a short and immobile soft palate with anatomical disproportion of the velopharyngeal structures, preventing velopharyngeal closure. Patients present with delayed speech development and hypernasal speech.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital velopharyngeal incompetence
frIncompétence vélopharyngienne congénitale
deVelopharyngeale Funktionsstörungen, kongenitale
esIncompetencia velofaríngea congénita
itInsufficenza velofaringea congenita
nlCongenitale velofaryngeale incompetentie
ptDisfunção velo-faringea congénita
plWrodzona niewydolność podniebienno-gardłowa
csVrozená velofaryngeální inkompetence
ukВроджена велофарингеальна недостатність
zh先天性腭咽闭合不全
trDoğumsal velofarengeal yetersizlik

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM167500Evalidated
ICD-10Q38.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA50Especificvalidated
MONDO0008180Evalidated
UMLSC1997202Evalidated
GARD5470Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families37 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated7296935[PMID]_12887789[PMID]_11903361[PMID]_14986834[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated7296935[PMID]_12887789[PMID]_11903361[PMID]_14986834[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

5 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000174Abnormal palate morphology
HP:0000600Abnormality of the pharynx
HP:0001608Abnormality of the voice
HP:0000220Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000365Hearing impairment

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card