raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:250972

Polymicrogyria with optic nerve hypoplasia

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Polymicrogyria with optic nerve hypoplasia is a rare genetic syndrome with central nervous system malformations characterized by severe developmental delay, neonatal hypotonia, seizures, optic nerve hypoplasia and distinct central nervous system malformations including extensive bilateral polymicrogyria, dysplastic or absent corpus callosum and malformed brainstem with loss of demarcation of the pontomedullary junction.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPolymicrogyria with optic nerve hypoplasia
frPolymicrogyrie avec hypoplasie du nerf optique
dePolymikrogyrie mit Sehnerv-Hypoplasie
esPolimicrogiria con hipoplasia del nervio óptico
itPolimicrogiria con ipoplasia del nervo ottico
nlPolymicrogyrie met hypoplasie van nervus opticusPolymicrogyrie met hypoplasie van oogzenuw
ptPolimicrogiria com hipoplasia do nervo óptico
plPolimikrogyria z hipoplazją nerwu wzrokowego
csPolymikrogyrie s hypoplázií zrakového nervu
ukПолімікрогірія з гіпоплазією зорового нерва
zh多小脑回伴视神经发育不全性
trOptik sinir hipoplazi ile seyreden polimikrogri

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q04.3NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0013172Evalidated
MeSHC567715Evalidated
UMLSC2750798Evalidated

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 (6):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TUBA8Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12410ENSG0000018378560574222q11.21tubulin alpha 819896110[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated19896110[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_19896110[PMID]

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

14 annotations · validated 2019-10-02
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000707Abnormality of the nervous system
HP:0001344Absent speech
HP:0030048Colpocephaly
HP:0001265Hyporeflexia
HP:0001319Neonatal hypotonia
HP:0000609Optic nerve hypoplasia
HP:0002126Polymicrogyria
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0011344Severe global developmental delay
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0006989Dysplastic corpus callosum
HP:0002365Hypoplasia of the brainstem
HP:0012469Infantile spasms

Run the differential on the 9 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 30016746[PMID]_19896110[PMID]

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Sources for this card