raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:314621

Duplication of the pituitary gland

Synonyms: DPG-plus syndrome · Duplication of the pituitary gland-plus syndrome · Hypophyseal duplication

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare midline cerebral malformation characterized by duplicated pituitary stalks and/or glands within duplicated sella. Patients may present various degrees of facial dysmorphism and endocrine abnormalities, including precocious puberty, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism and/or hyperprolactinemia, as well as associated congenital anomalies, such as clift lip/palate, bifid nasal bridge/tongue/uvula, hypothalamic enlargement with or without hamartoma, nasopharyngeal tumors, corpus callosum agenesis/hypoplasia, basilar artery duplication, and/or vertebral defects (in particular, duplication of the odontoid process).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDuplication of the pituitary glandDPG-plus syndrome · Duplication of the pituitary gland-plus syndrome · Hypophyseal duplication
frDuplication de l'hypophyseDuplication de la glande pituitaire · Syndrome de duplication de l'hypophyse
deHypophysen-VerdoppelungHirnanhangdrüse-Verdoppelung · Verdoppelung der Hirnanhangdrüse plus-Syndrom · DPG plus-Syndrom
esDuplicación de la glándula hipofisariaDuplicación hipofisaria · Síndrome de DPG-plus · Síndrome de duplicación de la glándula hipofisaria-plus
itDuplicazione della ghiandola ipofisariaDuplicazione ipofisaria · Sindrome DPG-plus · Sindrome da duplicazione della ghiandola ipofisaria-plus
nlDuplicatie van hypofyseDPG-plus-syndroom · Duplicatie van hypofyse-plus-syndroom · Hypofysaire duplicatie
ptDuplicação da hipófiseDuplicação hipofisária · Síndrome DPG-plus · Síndrome da duplicação hipofisária-plus
plZdwojenie przysadki mózgowejZespół DPG-plus · Zespół zdwojenie przysadki plus
csZdvojení hypofýzyDPG-plus syndrom
ukДуплікація гіпофізаСиндром DPG-плюс · Дуплікація синдрому гіпофіз-плюс · Гіпофізарне дублювання
zh垂体重复双垂体附加综合征
trHipofiz bezinin duplikasyonuDPG-artı sendromu · Hipofiz duplikasyon · Hipofiz bezi-artı sendromunun duplikasyonu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q89.2NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017808Evalidated
UMLSC4755258Evalidated

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/families38 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated22439114[PMID]
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

34 annotations · validated 2016-02-22
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012286Abnormal hypothalamus morphology
HP:0011729Abnormality of joint mobility
HP:3000005Abnormality of masseter muscle
HP:0002418Abnormality of midbrain morphology
HP:0003319Abnormality of the cervical spine
HP:0003310Abnormality of the odontoid process
HP:0012503Abnormality of the pituitary gland
HP:0100872Abnormality of the plantar skin of foot
HP:0002679Abnormality of the sella turcica
HP:0000157Abnormality of the tongue
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0000244Brachyturricephaly
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0007642Congenital stationary night blindness
HP:0004325Decreased body weight
HP:0002084Encephalocele
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0007036Hypoplasia of olfactory tract
HP:0010864Intellectual disability, severe
HP:0002061Lower limb spasticity
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0011800Midface retrusion
HP:0001561Polyhydramnios
HP:0000278Retrognathia
HP:0000742Self-mutilation
HP:0000470Short neck
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0011069Supernumerary tooth
HP:0009792Teratoma
HP:0002943Thoracic scoliosis
HP:0000154Wide mouth
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002580Volvulus

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 23182816[PMID]_21415659[PMID]_22439114[PMID]

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Sources for this card