raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:46059

Lathosterolosis

Synonyms: Sterol C5-desaturase deficiency

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

Lathosterolosis is an extremely rare inborn error of sterol biosynthesis characterized by facial dysmorphism, congenital anomalies (including limb and kidney anomalies), failure to thrive, developmental delay and liver disease.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enLathosterolosisSterol C5-desaturase deficiency
frLathostéroloseDéficit en stérol C5-désaturase
deLathosteroloseSterol C5-Desaturase-Mangel
esLatosterolosisDeficiencia de esterol-C5-desaturasa
itLatosterolosiDeficit di sterolo C5-desaturasi
nlLathosteroloseDeficiëntie van sterol C5-desaturase
ptLatosteroloseEsterol C-5 dessaturase
plLatosterolozaNiedobór C5-desaturazy sterolowej
csLathosterolózaDeficit sterol C5-desaturázy
ukЛатостеролозДефіцит стерол С5-десатурази
zh3β-羟类固醇脱氢酶缺陷症3β-羟类固醇脱氢酶缺乏症
trLatosterolozSterol C5-desatüraz eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607330Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C52.10NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011816Evalidated
MeSHC537880Evalidated
UMLSC1846421Evalidated
GARD9711Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SC5DDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10547ENSG0000010992960228611q23.3-q24.1sterol-C5-desaturase12812989[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated24142275[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

45 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0008736Hypoplasia of penis
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0001830Postaxial foot polydactyly
HP:0001328Specific learning disability
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011875Abnormal platelet morphology
HP:0100711Abnormality of the thoracic spine
HP:0004823Anisopoikilocytosis
HP:0000463Anteverted nares
HP:0004422Biparietal narrowing
HP:0000414Bulbous nose
HP:0008278Cerebellar cortical atrophy
HP:0002514Cerebral calcification
HP:0002308Chiari malformation
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissures
HP:0002714Downturned corners of mouth
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0000293Full cheeks
HP:0000212Gingival overgrowth
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0001399Hepatic failure
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0000085Horseshoe kidney
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001406Intrahepatic cholestasis
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0000343Long philtrum
HP:0002435Meningocele
HP:0000482Microcornea
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0001336Myoclonus
HP:0000341Narrow forehead
HP:0007759Opacification of the corneal stroma
HP:0001162Postaxial hand polydactyly
HP:0005487Prominent metopic ridge
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0003196Short nose
HP:0000340Sloping forehead
HP:0001883Talipes
HP:0001873Thrombocytopenia
HP:0001770Toe syndactyly

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 24142275[PMID]_17853487[PMID]

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Sources for this card