raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:255229

Navajo neurohepatopathy

Synonyms: Navajo neuropathy

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

A rare, life-threatening, mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome disease characterized by severe, progressive sensorimotor neuropathy associated with corneal ulceration, scarring or anesthesia, acral mutilation, metabolic and immunologic derangement, and hepatopathy (which can manifest with fulminant hepatic failure, a Reye-like syndrome or indolent progression to liver cirrhosis, depending on clinical form involved), present in the Navajo Native American population. Clinical presentation includes failure to thrive, distal limb weakness with reduced sensation, limb contractures with loss of function, areflexia, recurrent metabolic acidosis with intercurrent illness, immunologic anomalies manifesting with severe systemic infections, and sexual infantilism.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enNavajo neurohepatopathyNavajo neuropathy
frNeurohépatopathie type NavajoNeuropathie type Navajo
deNavajo-NeurohepatopathieNavajo-Neuropathie
esNeurohepatopatía tipo NavajoNeuropatía tipo Navajo
itNeuroepatopatia tipo NavajoNeuropatia, tipo Navajo
nlNavajo neurohepatopathieNavajo neuropathie
ptNeuro-hepatopatia de NavajoNeuropatia de Navajo
plNeurohepatopatia NavajoNeuropatia Navajo
csNavažská neurohepatopatieNavažská neuropatie
ukНейрогепатопатія НавахоНевропатія Навахо
zh纳瓦霍神经性肝病纳瓦霍神经性肝病
trNavajo nörohepatopatiNavajo nöropati

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM256810Evalidated
ICD-10E88.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C53.20NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009747Evalidated
MeSHC538344Evalidated
UMLSC1850406Evalidated
GARD3972Evalidated

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
MPV17Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7224ENSG000001152041379602p23.3mitochondrial inner membrane protein MPV1722593919[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families49 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated23714749[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated23714749[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

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

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Sources for this card