raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:363412

Hypomyelination with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity

Synonyms: HBSL

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

A rare genetic leukodystrophy characterized by diffuse hypomyelination in the supratentorial brain white matter, brain stem and spinal cord. Patients usually present nystagmus, lower limb spasticity, hypotonia, and motor developmental delay, as well as MRI signal abnormalities involving the corpus callosum, anterior brainstem, pyramidal tracts, superior and inferior cerebellar peduncles, dorsal columns and/or lateral corticospinal tracts.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHypomyelination with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticityHBSL
frHypomyélinisation avec atteinte du tronc cérébral et de la moelle épinière et spasticité des jambes= en
deHypomyelinisierung mit Hirnstamm- und Rückenmarkbeteiligung und Beinspastik= en
esHipomielinización con afectación del tronco cerebral y de la médula espinal y espasticidad de las piernas= en
itIpomielinizzazione con interessamento del tronco encefalico e del midollo spinale associata a spasticità delle gambe= en
nlHypomyelinisatie met betrokkenheid van hersenstam en ruggenmerg en beenspasticiteit
ptHipomielinização com envolvimento do tronco cerebral e da medula espinhal e espasticidade das pernas
plHipomielinizacja obejmująca pień mózgu i rdzeń kręgowy i sztywność nóg= en
csHypomyelinizace s postižením mozkového kmene a míchy a spasticitou dolních končetin= en
ukГіпомієлінізація із залученням стовбура головного та спинного мозку та спастичністю ніг= en
zh髓鞘形成不良伴脑干和脊髓受累及腿部痉挛= en
trBeyin sapı ve omurilik tutulumu ve bacak spastisitesi ile seyreden hipomiyelinasyon= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM615281Evalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0014115Evalidated
UMLSC4755254Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DARS1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2678ENSG000001158666030842q21.3aspartyl-tRNA synthetase 123643384[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families13 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated25527264[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_25527264[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