raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:309147

Hyper-beta-alaninemia

historical

Synonyms: Hyperalaninemia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
historical

A rare, genetic disorder of pyrimidine metabolism characterized by increased serum beta-alanine levels and severe phenotype including hypotonia, malaise, seizures, respiratory distress, lethargy and encephalopathy. Urinary excretion of beta-alanine, beta-amino-isobutyric acid, taurine, and gamma-amino-butyric acid is also elevated. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1994.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHyper-beta-alaninemiaHyperalaninemia
frHyper-bêta-alaninémieHyperalaninémie
deHyper-beta-AlaninämieHyperalaninämie
esHiper-beta-alaninemiaHiperalaninemia
itIper-beta-alaninemiaIperalaninemia
nlHyper-bèta-alaninemieHyperalaninemie
ptAlaninémia hiper-beta
plHiper-beta-alaninemiaHiperalaninemia
csHyper-beta-alaninémieHyperalaninémie
ukГіпер-бета-аланінеміяГіпераланінемія
zh高β-丙氨酸血症高丙氨酸血症
trHiper beta alaninemiHiperalaninemi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM237400Evalidated
ICD-10E79.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C55.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009378Evalidated
MeSHC562684Evalidated
UMLSC0268630Evalidated
GARD10267Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families3 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated17926374[PMID]_7936305[PMID]_ORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_17926374[PMID]_7936305[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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card