raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:3115

Roussy-Lévy syndrome

Synonyms: Hereditary areflexic dystasia, Roussy-Lévy type

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

A rare demyelinating hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy characterized by prominent gait ataxia, pes cavus, tendon areflexia, distal limb weakness, tremor in the upper limbs, distal sensory loss, kyphoscoliosis, and progressive muscle atrophy. The disease becomes symptomatic in infancy or childhood, mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enRoussy-Lévy syndromeHereditary areflexic dystasia, Roussy-Lévy type
frSyndrome de Roussy-Lévy
deRoussy-Lévy-SyndromAreflektorischen Dystasie, hereditäre, Typ Roussy-Levy
esSíndrome de Roussy-LévyDistasia arrefléxica hereditaria, tipo Roussy-Lévy
itSindrome di Roussy-LévyDistasia areflessica ereditaria, tipo Roussy-Lévy
nlSyndroom van Roussy-LévyErfelijke areflexische dystasie, Roussy-Lévy-type
ptSíndrome Roussy-LévyDistasia arrefléxica hereditária, tipo Roussy-Levy
plZespół Roussy'ego i Lévy'egoDziedziczna dystazja z brakiem odruchów, typ Roussy'ego i Lévy'ego
csRoussyho-Lévyho syndromDědičná areflexní dystasie, Roussyho-Lévyho typ · Roussy-Lévyho syndrom · Dědičná areflexní dystasie, Roussy-Lévyho typ
ukСиндром Руссі-ЛевіСпадкова арефлекторна дистазія типу Руссі-Леві
zhRoussy-LÚvy 综合征遗传性无反射性站立困难,Roussy-Lévy型
trRoussy-Lévy sendromuKalıtsal arefleksik distazi, Roussy-Lévy tipi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM180800Evalidated
ICD-10G60.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C20.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008392Evalidated
UMLSC0205713Evalidated
GARD4741Evalidated
MedDRA10063449Evalidated

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

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MPZDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7225ENSG000001588871594401q23.3myelin protein zero10553995[PMID]
PMP22Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9118ENSG0000010909960109717p12peripheral myelin protein 229543325[PMID]_18592125[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—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

27 annotations · validated 2021-03-08
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007131Acute demyelinating polyneuropathy
HP:0001284Areflexia
HP:0002312Clumsiness
HP:0003431Decreased motor nerve conduction velocity
HP:0003693Distal amyotrophy
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0007328Impaired pain sensation
HP:0010829Impaired temperature sensition
HP:0002495Impaired vibratory sensation
HP:0002751Kyphoscoliosis
HP:0002070Limb ataxia
HP:0007340Lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0001761Pes cavus
HP:0002174Postural tremor
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0007141Sensorimotor neuropathy
HP:0003474Somatic sensory dysfunction
HP:0001762Talipes equinovarus
HP:0002317Unsteady gait
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0002359Frequent falls
HP:0002857Genu valgum
HP:0008954Intrinsic hand muscle atrophy
HP:0003202Skeletal muscle atrophy
HP:0002839Urinary bladder sphincter dysfunction

Annotation source: 18592125[PMID]_29469679[PMID]

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