raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:280224

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, transitional form

Synonyms: Transitional PMD

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

The transitional form of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is the intermediate form of PMD.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, transitional formTransitional PMD
frMaladie de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher, forme transitoirePMD transitoire
dePelizaeus-Merzbacher-Krankheit, transitionale FormPMD, intermediärer Typ · Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-Krankheit, Übergangsform
esEnfermedad de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher, forma transitoriaPMD transitoria
itMalattia di Pelizaeus-Merzbacher, forma transitoriaPMD transitoria
nlZiekte van Pelizaeus-Merzbacher, overgangsvormOvergangs-PMD · Ziekte van Pelizaeus-Merzbacher, transitionele vorm
ptDoença de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher, forma transitóriaPMD transitória
plChoroba Pelizaeusa i Merzbachera, postać przejściowaPrzejściowa PMD
csPelizaeusova-Merzbacherova nemoc, přechodná formaPřechodná PMD · Pelizaeus-Merzbacherova nemoc, přechodná forma
ukХвороба Пеліцея-Мерцбахера, перехідна формаПерехідний PMD
zh中间型佩-梅病传统型PMD
trPelizaeus-Merzbacher hastalığı, geçiş formuTransisyonel PMD

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM312080NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A44.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017223Evalidated
UMLSC0751917Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PLP1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9086ENSG00000123560300401Xq22.2proteolipid protein 120301361[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 0000.03 / 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

5 annotations · validated 2020-10-07
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003429CNS hypomyelination
HP:0000639Nystagmus
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002342Intellectual disability, moderate
HP:0010864Intellectual disability, severe
HP:0001285Spastic tetraparesis

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 16778599[PMID]_20301361[PMID]

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