raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:319199

Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 53

Synonyms: SPG53

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy
Status
active

Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 53 (SPG53) is a very rare, complex type of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by early-onset spastic paraplegia (with spasticity in the lower extremities that progresses to the upper extremities) associated with developmental and motor delay, mild to moderate cognitive and speech delay, skeletal dysmorphism (e.g. kyphosis and pectus), hypertrichosis and mildly impaired vibration sense. SPG53 is due to mutations in the <i>VPS37A</i> gene (8p22) encoding vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 37A.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 53SPG53
frParaplégie spastique autosomique récessive type 53= en
deSpastische Paraplegie, autosomal-rezessive, Typ 53= en
esParaplejía espástica autosómica recesiva tipo 53= en
itParaplegia spastica autosomica recessiva, tipo 53= en
nlAutosomaal recessieve spastische paraplegie type 53= en
ptParaplegia espástica autossómica recessiva tipo 53= en
plAutosomalna recesywna paraplegia spastyczna typu 53= en
csAutozomálně recesivní spastická paraplegie, typ 53= en
ukАутосомно-рецесивна спастична параплегія, тип 53= en
zh常染色体隐性遗传痉挛性截瘫53型SPG53型
trOtozomal resesif spastik parapleji tip 53= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM614898Evalidated
ICD-10G11.4NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0013962Evalidated
UMLSC3539494Evalidated
GARD17445Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
VPS37ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:24928ENSG000001559756099278p22VPS37A subunit of ESCRT-I22717650[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families9 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated22717650[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_22717650[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

16 annotations · validated 2018-04-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002169Clonus
HP:0007350Hyperreflexia in upper limbs
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language development
HP:0001382Joint hypermobility
HP:0002808Kyphosis
HP:0000768Pectus carinatum
HP:0200049Upper limb hypertonia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0002495Impaired vibratory sensation
HP:0002451Limb dystonia
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000372Abnormality of the auditory canal
HP:0002539Cortical dysplasia
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0010831Impaired proprioception
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 22717650[PMID]

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