raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:352718

Progressive retinal dystrophy due to retinol transport defect

Synonyms: Retinol dystrophy-iris coloboma-comedogenic acne syndrome

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

Progressive retinal dystrophy due to retinol transport defect is a rare, genetic, metabolite absorption and transport disorder characterized by progressive rod-cone dystrophy, usually presenting with impaired night vision in childhood, progressive loss of visual acuity and severe retinol deficiency without keratomalacia. Association with ocular colobomas, severe acne and hypercholesterolemia has been reported.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enProgressive retinal dystrophy due to retinol transport defectRetinol dystrophy-iris coloboma-comedogenic acne syndrome
frDystrophie rétinienne progressive par déficit de transport du rétinolSyndrome de dystrophie rétinienne-colobome de l'iris-acné comédogène
deProgressive Retinadystrophie durch Retinol-TransportdefektRetinadystrophie-Iriskolobom-comedogene Akne-Syndrom
esDistrofia retiniana progresiva por defectos del transporte de retinolDistrofia retiniana-coloboma del iris-síndrome de acné comedogénico
itDistrofia retinica progressiva da difetto del trasporto del retinoloSindrome distrofia retinica-coloboma dell'iride-acne comedogena
nlProgressieve retinadystrofie door defect van retinoltransportRetinadystrofie - iriscoloboom - comedogene acne-syndroom
ptDistrofia retiniana progressiva por defeito no transporte de retinol
plPostępująca dystrofia siatkówki spowodowana defektem transportu retinoluZespół dystrofia retinolowa-rozszczep tęczówki-trądzik komedogenny
csProgresivní dystrofie sítnice způsobená defektem transportu retinoluSyndrom zahrnující retinolovou dystrofii, kolobom duhovky a komedonové akné
ukПрогресуюча дистрофія сітківки, зумовлена дефектом транспорту ретинолуСиндром ретинолової дистрофії - колобомирайдужки - комедогенного акне
zh视黄醇转运缺陷所致进行性视网膜营养不良视黄醇营养不良虹膜疣粉刺综合征
trRetinol taşıma defektine bağlı ilerleyici retina distrofisiRetinol distrofi-iris kolobomu-komedojenik akne sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM615147Evalidated
ICD-10H35.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119B70NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0014060Evalidated
UMLSC4751000Evalidated

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
RBP4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:9922ENSG0000013820718025010q23.33retinol binding protein 423189188[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families5 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated9888420[PMID]_23189188[PMID]_27892788[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_23189188[PMID]_27892788[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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card