raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:370103

Primary dystonia, DYT17 type

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

Primary dystonia, DYT17 type is a rare, genetic, isolated dystonia initially presenting as torticollis, and later progressing to segmental or generalized dystonia. Dysphonia and dysarthria also occur later in the disease course.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrimary dystonia, DYT17 type
frDystonie primaire type DYT17
deDystonie, primäre, Typ DYT17
esDistonía primaria tipo DYT17
itDistonia primitiva tipo DYT17
nlPrimaire dystonie, DYT17-type
ptDistonia primária, tipoDYT17
plDystonia pierwotna, typ DYT17
csPrimární dystonie, typ DYT17
ukПервинна дистонія, тип DYT17
zh原发性肌张力障碍DYT17型
trPrimer distoni, DYT17 tipi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM612406Evalidated
ICD-10G24.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A02.0YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0012895Evalidated
UMLSC5190526Evalidated

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
DYT17Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3541620p11.22-q13.12dystonia 1718688663[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families3 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated18688663[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_18688663[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

7 annotations · validated 2018-10-29
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0001618Dysphonia
HP:0007325Generalized dystonia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0012179Craniofacial dystonia
HP:0000473Torticollis
Excluded (0%)
HP:0002120Cerebral cortical atrophy
HP:0001300Parkinsonism

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 18688663[PMID]_24952478[PMID]

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