raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:289860

Infantile glycine encephalopathy

Synonyms: Infantile NKH · Infantile non-ketotic hyperglycinemia

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

Infantile glycine encephalopathy is a mild to severe form of glycine encephalopathy (GE), characterized by early hypotonia, developmental delay and seizures.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enInfantile glycine encephalopathyInfantile NKH · Infantile non-ketotic hyperglycinemia
frEncéphalopathie glycinique infantileHyperglycinémie non cétosique infantile · NKH infantile
deGlycin-Enzephalopathie, infantileInfantile nicht ketotische Hyperglycinämie · NKH, infantil
esEncefalopatía por glicina infantilHiperglicemia no cetósica infantil · NKH infantil
itEncefalopatia da glicina, infantileIperglicinemia non chetotica infantile · NKH infantile
nlInfantiele glycine-encefalopathieInfantiele NKH · Infantiele non-ketotische hyperglycinemie
ptEncefalopatia por glicina da infância
plDziecięca encefalopatia glicynowaDziecięca hiperglicynemia nieketonowa · NKH noworodków
csGlycinová encefalopatie s manifestací v kojeneckém věkuKojenecká NKH · Neketotická hyperglycinémie s manifestací v kojeneckém věku
ukІнфантильна гліцинова енцефалопатіяІнфантильний НКГ · Інфантильна некетотична гіпергліцинемія
zh婴儿甘氨酸脑病婴儿非酮症高血糖
trİnfantil glisin ensefalopatisiİnfantil NKH · Infantil ketotik olmayan hiperglisinemi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM605899NTBTvalidated
OMIM620398NTBTvalidated
OMIM620423NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E72.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.70NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017354Evalidated
UMLSC5548209Evalidated

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

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GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
AMTDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:473ENSG000001450202383103p21.31aminomethyltransferase20301531[PMID]
GCSHDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4208ENSG0000014090523833016q23.2glycine cleavage system protein H20301531[PMID]
GLDCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4313ENSG000001784452383009p24.1glycine decarboxylase20301531[PMID]
SLC6A9Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11056ENSG000001965176010191p34.1solute carrier family 6 member 927481395[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