raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:280640

Occipital pachygyria and polymicrogyria

Synonyms: Occipital MCD · Occipital malformations of cortical development

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

A rare, genetic, cerebral malformation characterized by the presence of cortical smoothening with loss of secondary and tertiary gyri, associated with an excessive number of small, irregular gyri with increased cortical thickness, located in the occipital lobes. Patients usually present with seizures (including myoclonic-astatic, absence, atypical absence, vision loss, myoclonic-atonic, generalized tonic-clonic) and variable (absent to moderate) developmental and/or intellectual delay.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOccipital pachygyria and polymicrogyriaOccipital MCD · Occipital malformations of cortical development
frPachygyrie et polymicrogyrie occipitalesMCD occipital · Malformation occipitale du développement cortical
deOkzipitale Pachygyrie und PolymikrogyrieMCD, okzipitale · Okzipitale Fehlbildungen der kortikalen Entwicklung
esPolimicrogiria y paquigiria occipitalMCD occipital · Malformaciones occipitales del desarrollo cortical
itPachigiria e polimicrogiria occipitaliMCD occipitale · Malformazioni occipitali dello sviluppo corticale
nlOccipitale pachygyrie en polymicrogyrieOccipitale MCD · Occipitale malformaties van corticale ontwikkeling
ptPaquigiria occipital e polimicrogiriaMCD occipital · Malformações occipitais do desenvolvimento cortical
plSzerokozakrętowość i drobnozakrętowość potylicznaOccipital malformations of cortical development · Potyliczne MCD
csOkcipitální pachygyrie a polymikrogyrieOkcipitální MCD · Okcipitální malformace kortikálního vývoje
ukПотилична пахігірія та полімікрогіріяПотиличні вади розвитку кори головного мозку · Потиличний MCD
zh枕叶巨脑回与多小脑回枕叶皮质发育畸形
trOksipital pakigiri ve polimikrogriOksipital MCD · Kortikal gelişimin oksipital malformasyonları

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM614115Evalidated
ICD-10Q04.3NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0013583Evalidated
UMLSC5190688Evalidated

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
LAMC3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6494ENSG000000505556043499q34.12laminin subunit gamma 321572413[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families3 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated21572413[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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