raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:248111

Juvenile Huntington disease

Synonyms: JHD · Juvenile Huntington chorea

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

Juvenile Huntington disease (JHD) is a form of Huntington disease (HD), characterized by onset of signs and symptoms before 20 years of age.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enJuvenile Huntington diseaseJHD · Juvenile Huntington chorea
frMaladie de Huntington juvénileChorée de Huntington juvénile · JHD
deJuvenile Huntington-KrankheitJHD
esEnfermedad de Huntington juvenilJHD · Corea de Huntington juvenil
itMalattia di Huntington giovanileCorea di Huntington giovanile · JHD
nlJuveniele ziekte van HuntingtonJHD · Juveniele chorea van Huntington
ptDoença de Huntington juvenil
plMłodzieńcza choroba HuntingtonaJHD · Młodzieńcza pląsawica Huntingtona
csJuvenilní Huntingtonova chorobaJHD · Juvenilní Huntingtonova chorea
ukЮвенільна хвороба ГантінгтонаJHD · Ювенільна хорея Гентингтона
zh青少年亨廷顿舞蹈病青少年亨廷顿舞蹈症
trJüvenil Huntington hastalığıJHD · jüvenil Huntington kore

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM143100NTBTvalidated
ICD-10G10NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0016621Evalidated
UMLSC0751208Evalidated
GARD10510Evalidated

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 (5):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
HTTDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4851ENSG000001973866130044p16.3huntingtin17181545[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.04 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.6 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]

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

24 annotations · validated 2018-03-12
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002500Abnormal cerebral white matter morphology
HP:0012547Abnormal involuntary eye movements
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0002067Bradykinesia
HP:0002136Broad-based gait
HP:0002072Chorea
HP:0000726Dementia
HP:0000716Depression
HP:0001332Dystonia
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0000752Hyperactivity
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0000737Irritability
HP:0200147Neuronal loss in basal ganglia
HP:0030190Oral motor hypotonia
HP:0002063Rigidity
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001824Weight loss
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001272Cerebellar atrophy
HP:0006855Cerebellar vermis atrophy
HP:0001336Myoclonus
HP:0002073Progressive cerebellar ataxia
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly

Annotation source: 17562929[PMID]_11553930[PMID]_12791042[PMID]

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Sources for this card