raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:306527

Isolated hereditary congenital facial paralysis

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Isolated hereditary congenital facial paralysis (IHCFP) is an extremely rare neurological disorder presumed to result from maldevelopment of the facial nucleus and/or cranial nerve and has been reported in fewer than 10 families to date. It manifests as non-progressive, isolated, unilateral or bilateral, symmetrical or asymmetrical facial palsy. Involvement of the branches of the facial nerve can be unequal.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIsolated hereditary congenital facial paralysis
frParalysie faciale congénitale héréditaire isolée
deFazialisparese, hereditäre isolierte kongenitale
esParálisis facial congénita hereditaria aislada
itParalisi facciale congenita ereditaria isolata
nlGeïsoleerde erfelijke congenitale facialisparalyseGeïsoleerde erfelijke congenitale aangezichtsverlamming
ptParalisia facial isolada hereditária congénita
plIzolowany dziedziczny wrodzony paraliż twarzy
csIzolovaná dědičná vrozená faciální paralýza
ukІзольований спадковий вроджений параліч обличчя
zh孤立性遗传性先天性面瘫
trİzole kalıtsal doğumsal yüz paralizi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM601471Evalidated
ICD-10Q07.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0011090Evalidated
UMLSC4518577Evalidated
GARD8583Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families8 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)ValidatedORPHANET
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