raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:3088

Revesz syndrome

Synonyms: Dyskeratosis congenita with bilateral exudative retinopathy · Retinopathy-anemia-central nervous system anomalies syndrome · Revesz-DeBuse syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

Revesz syndrome is a rare severe phenotypic variant of dyskeratosis congenita (DC) with an onset in early childhood, characterized by features of DC (e.g. skin hyper/hypopigmentation, nail dystrophy, oral leukoplakia, high risk of bone marrow failure (BMF) and cancer, developmental delay sparse and fine hair) in conjunction with bilateral exudative retinopathy, and intracranial calcifications.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enRevesz syndromeDyskeratosis congenita with bilateral exudative retinopathy · Retinopathy-anemia-central nervous system anomalies syndrome · Revesz-DeBuse syndrome
frSyndrome de ReveszDyskératose congénitale avec rétinopathie exsudative bilatérale · Syndrome de Revesz-DeBuse · Syndrome de rétinopathie-anémie-anomalies du SNC · Syndrome de rétinopathie-anémie-anomalies du système nerveux central
deRevesz-SyndromDyskeratosis congenita mit bilateraler exsudativer Retinopathie · Retinopathie - Anämie - ZNS-Anomalien · Revesz-Debuse-Syndrom
esSíndrome de ReveszDisqueratosis congénita con retinopatía exudativa bilateral · Síndrome de Revesz-DeBuse · Síndrome de retinopatía-anemia-anomalías del sistema nervioso central
itSindrome di ReveszDischeratosi congenita con retinopatia essudativa bilaterale · Sindrome di Revesz-DeBuse · Sindrome retinopatia-anemia-anomalie del sistema nervoso centrale
nlSyndroom van ReveszDyskeratosis congenita met bilaterale exsudatieve retinopathie · Retinopathie - anemie - anomalieën van centraal zenuwstelsel-syndroom · Syndroom van Revesz-DeBuse
ptSíndrome ReveszDisqueratose congénita com retinopatia exsudativa bilateral · Síndrome Revesz-DeBuse · Síndrome de retinopatia-anemia-anomalias do sistema nervoso central
plZespół ReveszaDyskeratoza wrodzona z obustronną retinopatią wysiękową · Zespół retinopatii, niedokrwistości i wad centralnego układu nerwowego · Zespół Revesz i DeBuse'ego
csReveszův syndromDyskeratosis congenita s bilaterální exudativní retinopatií · Syndrom zahrnující retinopatii, anémii a anomálie centrálního nervového systému · Reveszův-DeBuseův syndrom · Revesz-DeBuseův syndrom
ukСиндром РевежаВроджений дискератоз з двобічною ексудативною ретинопатією · Синдром ретинопатії-анемії-аномалій центральної нервової системи · Синдром Ревеса-Дебуса
zhRevesz综合征视网膜病-贫血-中枢神经系统异常综合征
trRevesz sendromuRevesz-DeBuse sendromu · Bilateral eksüdatif retinopati ile seyreden diskeratozis konjenita · Retinopati-anemi-merkezi sinir sistemi anomalileri sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM268130Evalidated
ICD-10Q82.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A70.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0009990Evalidated
MeSHC538371Evalidated
UMLSC1327916Evalidated
GARD4695Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TINF2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11824ENSG0000009233060431914q12TERF1 interacting nuclear factor 218252230[PMID]_21477109[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated1404302[PMID]_18252230[PMID]_21477109[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET_1404302[PMID]_18252230[PMID]_21477109[PMID]

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

17 annotations · validated 2025-04-18
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0005528Bone marrow hypocellularity
HP:0430048Intracranial calcification
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001915Aplastic anemia
HP:0001321Cerebellar hypoplasia
HP:0007898Exudative retinopathy
HP:0007617Fine, reticulate skin pigmentation
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0008404Nail dystrophy
HP:0012758Neurodevelopmental delay
HP:0002745Oral leukoplakia
HP:0000541Retinal detachment
HP:0008070Sparse hair
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0004334Dermal atrophy
HP:0001531Failure to thrive in infancy
HP:0001250Seizure

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 17901676[PMID]_17874088[PMID]_33097095[PMID]

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