raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:438114

RARS-related autosomal recessive hypomyelinating leukodystrophy

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

A rare, genetic leukodystrophy characterized by developmental delay, increased muscle tone leading later to spasticity, mild ataxia, nystagmus, dysarthria, intentional tremor, and mild intellectual disability. Brain imaging reveals supratentorial and infratentorial hypomyelination.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enRARS-related autosomal recessive hypomyelinating leukodystrophy
frLeucodystrophie hypomyélinisante autosomique récessive associée à RARS
deHypomyelinisierende Leukodystrophie, RARS-abhängige, autosomal-rezessive
esLeucodistrofia hipomielinizante autosómica recesiva asociada a RARS
itLeucodistrofia ipomielinizzante autosomica recessiva correlata a RARS
nlRARS-gerelateerde autosomaal recessieve hypomyeliniserende leukodystrofie
ptLeucodistrofia hipomielinizante autossómica recessiva RARS-relacionada
plAutosomalna recesywna leukodystrofia hipomielinizująca zależna od RARS
csRARS-vázaná autozomálně recesivní hypomyelinizační leukodystrofie
ukRARS-повязана аутосомно-рецесивна гіпомієлінізуюча лейкодистрофія
zhRARS相关常染色体隐性遗传性低髓鞘性脑白质营养不良
trRARS-ilişkili otozomal resesif hipomiyelinizan lökodistrofi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM616140Evalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0014506Evalidated
UMLSC4015323Evalidated

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
RARS1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9870ENSG000001136431078205q34arginyl-tRNA synthetase 124777941[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated24777941[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_24777941[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

27 annotations · validated 2019-02-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0008936Axial hypotonia
HP:0006808Cerebral hypomyelination
HP:0007281Developmental stagnation
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0001310Dysmetria
HP:0001332Dystonia
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0030890Hyperintensity of cerebral white matter on MRI
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0001256Intellectual disability, mild
HP:0002080Intention tremor
HP:0006895Lower limb hypertonia
HP:0002061Lower limb spasticity
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0002421Poor head control
HP:0007153Progressive extrapyramidal movement disorder
HP:0000817Reduced eye contact
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0007179Absent smooth pursuit
HP:0002506Diffuse cerebral atrophy
HP:0007359Focal-onset seizure
HP:0002151Increased circulating lactate concentration
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0007024Pseudobulbar paralysis
HP:0002013Vomiting

Annotation source: 24777941[PMID]_13558772[PMID]_27234264[PMID]_25649058[PMID]

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