raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:280270

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease

Synonyms: PMLD

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

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher like disease (PMLD) is an autosomal recessive leukodystrophy sharing identical clinical and radiological features as X-linked Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPelizaeus-Merzbacher-like diseasePMLD
frMaladie de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like= en
dePelizaeus-Merzbacher-ähnliche Krankheit= en
esEnfermedad similar a Pelizaeus-MerzbacherEnfermedad de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like · PMLD
itMalattia Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-simile= en
nlPelizaeus-Merzbacher-achtige ziekte= en
ptDoença Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like= en
plChoroba podobna do choroby Pelizaeusa i Merzbachera= en
csNemoc podobná Pelizaeusově-MerzbacherověPMLD · Nemoc podobná Pelizaeus-Merzbacherově
ukХвороба Пеліцея-Мерцбахера= en
zh佩-梅样病= en
trPelizaeus-Merzbacher-benzeri hastalık= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM260600BTNTvalidated
OMIM300523BTNTvalidated
OMIM608804BTNTvalidated
OMIM612233BTNTvalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD90.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0017226Evalidated
UMLSC4274084Evalidated
GARD12300Evalidated

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):

Children (3):

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Genes

1 direct · 3 via subtypes
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MALDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6817ENSG000001720051888602q11.1mal, T cell differentiation protein (MAL blood group)35217805[PMID]

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
AIMP1ORPHA:280293Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease due to AIMP1 mutationDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10648ENSG000001640226036054q24aminoacyl tRNA synthetase complex interacting multifunctional protein 121092922[PMID]
GJC2ORPHA:280282Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease due to GJC2 mutationDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17494ENSG000001988356088031q42.13gap junction protein gamma 222669416[PMID]_24374284[PMID]
HSPD1ORPHA:280288Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease due to HSPD1 mutationDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:5261ENSG000001443811181902q33.1heat shock protein family D (Hsp60) member 118571143[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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