raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2762

Progressive osseous heteroplasia

Synonyms: Familial ectopic ossification · POH

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

Progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH) is a rare genetic bone disorder characterized clinically by progressive extraskeletal bone formation presenting in early life with cutaneous ossification, that progressively involves subcutaneous and then subsequently deep connective tissues, including muscle and fascia. POH overlaps with a number of related genetic disorders including Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, pseudohypoparathyroidism, and primary osteoma cutis, that share the common features of superficial heterotopic ossification in association with inactivating mutations of <i>GNAS</i> gene (20q13.2-q13.3), coding for guanine nucleotide-binding proteins. POH can, however, be distinguished clinically by the deep and progressive nature of the heterotopic bone formation.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enProgressive osseous heteroplasiaFamilial ectopic ossification · POH
frHétéroplasie osseuse progressiveHOP · Ossification ectopique familiale
deHeteroplasie, progressive ossäreKnöcherne Heteroplasie, progressive · Ossifikation, ektopische, familiäre Form · POH
esHeteroplasia ósea progresivaHOP · Osificación ectópica familiar
itEteroplasia ossea progressivaOssificazione ectopica familiare · POH
nlProgressieve ossale heteroplasieFamiliale ectopische ossificatie · POH
ptHeteroplasia óssea progressivaOssificação ectópica familiar · POH
plPostępująca heteroplazja kostnaRodzinne kostnienie ektopowe
csProgresivní kostní heteroplázieFamiliární ektopická osifikace · POH
ukПрогресуюча кісткова гетероплазіяСімейне ектопічеа окостеніння · POH
zh进行性骨发育异常家族性异位骨化
trİlerleyici kemik heteroplaziPOH · Ailesel ektopik kemikleşme

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM166350Evalidated
ICD-10M61.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11FB31.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0008153Evalidated
MeSHC562735Evalidated
UMLSC0334041Evalidated
GARD109Evalidated
MedDRA10048902Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
GNASDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:4392ENSG0000008746013932020q13.32GNAS complex locus14723729[PMID]_20427508[PMID]_17321228[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families78 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated25894639[PMID]_18553568[PMID]_12605446[PMID]_11092390[PMID]_10998448[PMID]_7671486[PMID]_3126297[PMID]_37003989[PMID]_32832452[PMID]_35035755[PMID]_36936194[PMID]_39678607[PMID]_36483469[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated25894639[PMID]_18553568[PMID]_12605446[PMID]_11092390[PMID]_10998448[PMID]_7671486[PMID]_3126297[PMID]_37003989[PMID]_32832452[PMID]_35035755[PMID]_36936194[PMID]_39678607[PMID]_36483469[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

12 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002653Bone pain
HP:0010766Ectopic calcification
HP:0001376Limitation of joint mobility
HP:0001482Subcutaneous nodule
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011987Ectopic ossification in muscle tissue
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000828Abnormality of the parathyroid gland
HP:0001156Brachydactyly
HP:0001034Hypermelanotic macule
HP:0012733Macule
HP:0002758Osteoarthritis
HP:0200034Papule
HP:0100242Sarcoma

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card