raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:35107

Desmosterolosis

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

Desmosterolosis is a very rare sterol biosynthesis disorder characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, failure to thrive, and intellectual disability, with elevated levels of desmosterol.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDesmosterolosis
frDesmostérolose
deDesmosterolose
esDesmosterolosis
itDesmosterolosi
nlDesmosterolosis
ptDesmosterolose
plDesmosteroloza
csDesmosterolóza
ukДезмостеророз
zh链甾醇病
trDesmosteroloz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM602398Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C52.10NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011217Evalidated
MeSHC566555Evalidated
UMLSC1865596Evalidated
GARD10283Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DHCR24Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2859ENSG000001161336064181p32.324-dehydrocholesterol reductase21671375[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families10 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated29175559[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_29175559[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

57 annotations · validated 2017-06-22
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001331Absent septum pellucidum
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0000193Bifid uvula
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0003552Muscle stiffness
HP:0000278Retrognathia
HP:0002063Rigidity
HP:0003510Severe short stature
HP:0001257Spasticity
HP:0000176Submucous cleft hard palate
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000363Abnormality of earlobe
HP:0000366Abnormality of the nose
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridge
HP:0009748Large earlobe
HP:0000369Low-set ears
HP:0000160Narrow mouth
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0000358Posteriorly rotated ears
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0003196Short nose
HP:0002133Status epilepticus
HP:0000486Strabismus
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002536Abnormal cortical gyration
HP:0002269Abnormality of neuronal migration
HP:0000062Ambiguous genitalia
HP:0010772Anomalous pulmonary venous return
HP:0008065Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the skin
HP:0004334Dermal atrophy
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissures
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0002007Frontal bossing
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0011001Increased bone mineral density
HP:0002566Intestinal malrotation
HP:0001339Lissencephaly
HP:0000256Macrocephaly
HP:0001840Metatarsus adductus
HP:0002983Micromelia
HP:0011002Osteopetrosis
HP:0001302Pachygyria
HP:0001302Pachygyria
HP:0001643Patent ductus arteriosus
HP:0002126Polymicrogyria
HP:0011220Prominent forehead
HP:0000104Renal agenesis
HP:0008678Renal hypoplasia/aplasia
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0001883Talipes

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 21671375[PMID]_24961299[PMID]

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Sources for this card