raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:3408

Upington disease

historical

Synonyms: Hip dysplasia-enchondromata-ecchondroma syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
No data available
Status
historical

A rare primary bone dysplasia characterized by Perthes-like pelvic anomalies (premature closure of the capital femoral epiphyses and widened femoral necks with flattened femoral heads), arthralgias of hips and knees, and occurrence of enchondromata and ecchondromata. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1971.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enUpington diseaseHip dysplasia-enchondromata-ecchondroma syndrome
frMaladie d'UpingtonSyndrome de dysplasie de la hanche-enchondromatose-ecchondromatose
deUpington-Krankheit
esEnfermedad de Upington
itMalattia di Upington
nlZiekte van UpingtonHeupdysplasie - enchondromata - ecchondroom
ptDoença de Upington
plChoroba UpingtonaDysplazja bioder - enchondroma - ecchondroma
csUpingtonská nemocSyndrom zahrnující kyčelní dysplázii, enchondrom a ekchondrom
ukХвороба АпінгтонаСиндром дисплазії кульшового суглоба-енхондроми-екхондроми
zhUpington病髋发育不良-内生软骨瘤-外生软骨瘤综合征
trUpington hastalığıKalça displazisi-enkondromata-ekondroma sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM191520Evalidated
ICD-10Q78.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD24.2YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008624Evalidated
MeSHC536472Evalidated
UMLSC1860596Evalidated
GARD5421Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families1 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated5316541[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_5316541[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

6 annotations · validated 2017-10-23
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0003365Arthralgia of the hip
HP:0006429Broad femoral neck
HP:0030038Enchondroma
HP:0003370Flat capital femoral epiphysis
HP:0010588Premature epimetaphyseal fusion

Annotation source: 5316541[PMID]

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Sources for this card