raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:370097

Oculocutaneous albinism type 6

Synonyms: OCA6

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

A form of oculocutaneous albinism characterized by light hair at birth that darkens with age, white skin, transparent irides, photophobia, nystagmus, foveal hypoplasia and reduced visual acuity.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOculocutaneous albinism type 6OCA6
frAlbinisme oculocutané type 6ACO6 · OCA6
deAlbinismus, okulokutaner, Typ 6= en
esAlbinismo oculocutáneo tipo 6= en
itAlbinismo oculocutaneo, tipo 6= en
nlOculocutaan albinisme type 6= en
ptAlbinismo oculocutâneo tipo 6= en
plAlbinizm oczno-skórny typu 6= en
csOkulokutánní albinismus, typ 6= en
ukОкулокутанний альбінізм, тип 6= en
zh眼皮肤白化病6型= en
trOkülokütanöz albinizm tip 6= en

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM113750NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E70.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EC23.20NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0018264Evalidated
UMLSC3805375Evalidated

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
SLC24A5Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:20611ENSG0000018846760980215q21.1solute carrier family 24 member 523364476[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families1 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated23364476[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

7 annotations · validated 2017-03-27
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0030613Abnormal foveal morphology on macular OCT
HP:0001098Abnormal fundus morphology
HP:0008034Abnormal iris pigmentation
HP:0008059Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the macula
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity

Run the differential on the 7 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 23364476[PMID]

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