raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:309155

Sandhoff disease, infantile form

Synonyms: Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta deficiency, infantile form · GM2 gangliosidosis, Sandhoff variant, infantile form · GM2 gangliosidosis, hexosaminidase A and B deficiency variant, infantile form

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

This disease is described under Sandhoff disease

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSandhoff disease, infantile formBeta-hexosaminidase subunit beta deficiency, infantile form · GM2 gangliosidosis, Sandhoff variant, infantile form · GM2 gangliosidosis, hexosaminidase A and B deficiency variant, infantile form
frMaladie de Sandhoff infantileDéficit en sous-unité bêta-hexosaminidase bêta, forme infantile · Gangliosidose à GM2, variant Sandhoff, forme infantile · Gangliosidose à GM2, variant déficit en hexosaminidase A et B, forme infantile
deSandhoff-Krankheit, infantile FormBeta-Untereinheit-Defizienz der Beta-Hexosaminidase, infantile Form · GM2-Gangliosidose, Hexosaminidase-A/B-Mangel Variante, infantile Form · GM2-Gangliosidose, Sandhoff-Variante, infantile Form
esEnfermedad de Sandhoff, forma infantilDeficiencia de la subunidad beta de la beta-hexosaminidasa, forma infantil · Gangliosidosis GM2, variante de Sandhoff, forma infantil · Gangliosidosis GM2, variante deficiencia de hexosaminidasa A y B, forma infantil
itMalattia di Sandhoff, forma infantileDeficit della subunità beta della esosaminidasi beta, forma infantile · Gangliosidosi GM2, variante deficit di esosaminidasi A e B, forma infantile · Gangliosidosi GM2, variante di Sandhoff, forma infantile
nlZiekte van Sandhoff, infantiele vormDeficiëntie van bèta-hexosaminidase subeenheid bèta, infantiele vorm · GM2-gangliosidose, Sandhoff-variant, infantiele vorm · GM2-gangliosidose, variant met deficiëntie van hexosaminidase A en B, infantiele vorm
ptDoença Sandhoff, forma da infânciaDeficiência da subunidade beta da beta-hexosaminidase, forma da infância · Gangliosidose GM2, variante Sandhoff, forma da infância · Gangliosidose GM2, variante com deficiência de hexosaminidase A e B, forma da infância
plChoroba Sandhoffa, postać niemowlęcaGangliozydoza dziecięca GM2 wariant 0 · Niedobór heksozoaminidazy A i B, postać niemowlęca
csSandhoffova nemoc, infantilní formaDeficit hexosaminidázy A a B, infantilní forma · Infantilní GM2 gangliosidóza, varianta 0
ukХвороба Сандхоффа, інфантильна формаДефіцит бета-субодиниці бета-гексозамінідази, дитяча форма · GM2 гангліозидоз, варіант дефіциту гексозамінідази А і В, дитяча форма · GM2 гангліозидоз, варіант Сандхоффа, інфантильна форма
zh婴儿型桑德霍夫病婴儿型己糖胺酶A和B缺乏
trSandhoff hastalığı, infantil formİnfantil GM2 gangliosidoz 0 varyantı · Hekzosaminidaz A ve B eksikliği, infantil form
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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM268800NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E75.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C56.00NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017721Evalidated
UMLSC0751490Evalidated

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):

  • ORPHA:796Sandhoff disease
    rare inborn errors of metabolism; rare genetic diseases; rare neurological diseases; rare ophthalmic disorders; rare transplant-related disorders

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
HEXBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:4879ENSG000000498606068735q13.3hexosaminidase subunit beta20798201[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

23 annotations · validated 2022-10-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0033978Reduced beta-hexosaminidase activity
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0008936Axial hypotonia
HP:0002376Developmental regression
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0012758Neurodevelopmental delay
HP:0001250Seizure
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0012696Abnormal thalamic MRI signal intensity
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0003429CNS hypomyelination
HP:0002120Cerebral cortical atrophy
HP:0010729Cherry red spot of the macula
HP:0002267Exaggerated startle response
HP:0007083Hyperactive patellar reflex
HP:0032794Myoclonic seizure
HP:0001336Myoclonus
HP:0004481Progressive macrocephaly
HP:0001257Spasticity
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0100814Blue nevus
HP:0000280Coarse facial features
HP:0001433Hepatosplenomegaly
HP:0010780Hyperacusis
HP:0001653Mitral regurgitation
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001634Mitral valve prolapse

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 35420740[PMID]_33407268[PMID]_30075786[PMID]_31919734[PMID]

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