raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:319171

Distal 17p13.1 microdeletion syndrome

Synonyms: Distal del(17)(p13.1)

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Distal 17p13.1 microdeletion syndrome is a rare chromosomal anomaly syndrome characterized by mild global developmental delay/intellectual disability with poor to absent speech, dysmorphic features (long midface, retrognathia with overbite, protruding ears), microcephaly, failure to thrive, wide-based gait and a body posture with knee and elbow flexion and hands held in a midline.

1

Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDistal 17p13.1 microdeletion syndromeDistal del(17)(p13.1)
frSyndrome de microdélétion 17p13.1 distaleDel(17)(p13.1) distale
deMikrodeletionssyndrom 17p13.1, distalDel(17)(p13.1), distal
esSíndrome de microdeleción terminal 17p13.1Del(17)(p13.1) terminal
itSindrome da microdelezione 17p13.1 distaleDel(17)(p13.1) distale
nlDistale 17p13.1-microdeletiesyndroomDistale del(17)(p13.1)
ptSíndrome de microdeleção distal 17p13.1
plZespół mikrodelecji dystalnej 17p13.1Dystalna del(17)(p13.1)
csDistální 17p13.1 mikrodeleční syndromDistální del(17)(p13.1)
ukСиндром дистальної мікроделеції 17p13.1Дистальна del(17)(p13.1)
zh17p13.1远端微缺失综合征17p13.1远端缺失
trDistal 17p13.1 mikrodelesyon sendromu= en

Definition in:

2

Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q93.5NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017867Evalidated
UMLSC4749349Evalidated
GARD10996Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

3

Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (3):

No children.

4

Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

5

Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families16 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated24501763[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_24501763[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.

6

HPO phenotypes

23 annotations · validated 2019-10-11
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0008947Floppy infant
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0011343Moderate global developmental delay
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0011094Overbite
HP:0002172Postural instability
HP:0000426Prominent nasal bridge
HP:0000278Retrognathia
HP:0000325Triangular face
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0005922Abnormal hand morphology
HP:0001166Arachnodactyly
HP:0000490Deeply set eye
HP:0010850EEG with spike-wave complexes
HP:0005469Flat occiput
HP:0002761Generalized joint hypermobility
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0010669Hypoplasia of the zygomatic bone
HP:0010501Limitation of knee mobility
HP:0002996Limited elbow movement
HP:0000341Narrow forehead
HP:0000411Protruding ear
HP:0006927Unilateral polymicrogyria

Annotation source: 22753084[PMID]

7

Sources for this card