raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:320411

Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 56

Synonyms: SPG56

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

A rare form of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by delayed walking, toe walking, unsteady and spastic gait, hyperreflexia of the lower limbs, and extensor plantar responses. Upper limbs spasticity and dystonia, subclinical axonal neuropathy, cognitive impairment and intellectual disability have also been associated.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 56SPG56
frParaplégie spastique autosomique récessive type 56= en
deSpastische Paraplegie, autosomal-rezessive, Typ 56= en
esParaplejía espástica autosómica recesiva tipo 56= en
itParaplegia spastica autosomica recessiva, tipo 56= en
nlAutosomaal recessieve spastische paraplegie type 56= en
ptParaplegia espástica autossómica recessiva tipo 56
plAutosomalna recesywna paraplegia spastyczna typu 56= en
csAutozomálně recesivní spastická paraplegie, typ 56= en
ukАутосомно-рецесивна спастична параплегія, тип 56= en
zh常染色体隐性遗传痉挛性截瘫56型= en
trOtozomal resesif spastik parapleji tip 56= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM615030Evalidated
ICD-10G11.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118B44.01NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0014015Evalidated
UMLSC3539507Evalidated
GARD17480Evalidated

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
CYP2U1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:20582ENSG000001550166106704q25cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily U member 123176821[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families5 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated23176821[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_23176821[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

14 annotations · validated 2018-02-09
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0002395Lower limb hyperreflexia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0002064Spastic gait
HP:0030051Tip-toe gait
HP:0002317Unsteady gait
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002500Abnormal cerebral white matter morphology
HP:0002453Abnormal globus pallidus morphology
HP:0100543Cognitive impairment
HP:0001332Dystonia
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0003477Peripheral axonal neuropathy
HP:0001258Spastic paraplegia

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 23176821[PMID]

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