raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:369920

Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 9

Synonyms: PCH9

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare, genetic, non-syndromic pontocerebellar hypoplasia characterized by progressive cerebellum and brainstem atrophy, corpus callosum hypo-/aplasia and progressive post-natal microcephaly. Patients typically present profound global developmental delay, spastic tetraparesis, seizures, cortical visual impairment and, on neuroimaging, abnormal brain morphology that includes pontocerebellar hypoplasia, ''figure of 8'' midbrain appearance, and, more variably, interhemispheric cysts, ventriculomegaly and cerebral dysmyelination.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPontocerebellar hypoplasia type 9PCH9
frHypoplasie pontocérébelleuse type 9= en
dePontozerebelläre Hypoplasie Typ 9= en
esHipoplasia pontocerebelosa tipo 9HPC9
itIpoplasia pontocerebellare, tipo 9= en
nlPontocerebellaire hypoplasie type 9= en
ptHipoplasia pontocerebelosa tipo 9
plHipoplazja mostowo-móżdżkowa typu 9= en
csPontocerebelární hypoplázie, typ 9= en
ukПонтоцеребеллярна гіпоплазія, тип 9= en
zh桥脑小脑发育不全9型= en
trPontoserebellar hipoplazi tip 9= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM615809Evalidated
ICD-10Q04.3NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0014351Evalidated
UMLSC4014354Evalidated

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
AMPD2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:469ENSG000001163371027711p13.3adenosine monophosphate deaminase 223911318[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families14 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated28815207[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_28815207[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