raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:241

Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria

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

A rare, genetic, pigmentation anomaly of the skin characterized by generalized, irregularly shaped, asymptomatic, hyper- and hypopigmented macules distributed in a reticular pattern involving the trunk, limbs, and sometimes the face. The palms, soles and mucosa are usually not affected. Systemic abnormalities have been rarely reported.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDyschromatosis universalis hereditaria
frDyschromatose héréditaire universelle
deDyschromatosis universalis hereditaria
esDiscromatosis universal hereditaria
itDiscromatosi universale ereditaria
nlDyschromatosis universalis hereditaria
ptDiscromatose universal hereditária
plDyschromatoza uniwersalna
csDyschromatosis universalis hereditaria
ukУніверсальний спадковий дисхроматоз
zh遗传性泛发性色素异常病
trDiskromatozis universalis hereditaria

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM127500Evalidated
OMIM612715BTNTvalidated
OMIM615402BTNTvalidated
ICD-10L81.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EC23.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0000736Evalidated
MeSHC535730Evalidated
UMLSC2930995Evalidated
GARD1996Evalidated

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
ABCB6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:47ENSG000001156576054522q35ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 6 (LAN blood group)23519333[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

9 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001034Hypermelanotic macule
HP:0001053Hypopigmented skin patches
HP:0012733Macule
HP:0005590Spotty hypopigmentation
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000992Cutaneous photosensitivity
HP:0001480Freckling
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0007565Multiple cafe-au-lait spots
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004322Short stature

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card