raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:488635

Early-onset epilepsy-intellectual disability-brain anomalies syndrome

Synonyms: Congenital disorder of glycosylation due to PIGG deficiency · PIGG-CDG

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

A rare congenital disorder of glycosylation characterized by early onset of hypotonia, severe global developmental delay, intellectual disability, and seizures. Ataxia, mild facial dysmorphism, and autistic behavior have also been reported. Brain MRI findings are variable and include cerebral atrophy, cerebellar hypoplasia/atrophy, and thin corpus callosum.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enEarly-onset epilepsy-intellectual disability-brain anomalies syndromeCongenital disorder of glycosylation due to PIGG deficiency · PIGG-CDG
frSyndrome d'épilepsie à début précoce-déficience intellectuelle-anomalies cérébralesAnomalie congénitale de la glycosylation par déficit en PIGG · PIGG-CDG
deEpilepsie mit frühem Beginn-Intelligenzminderung-Gehirnanomalien-SyndromPIGG-CDG
esSíndrome de epilepsia-discapacidad intelectual-anomalías cerebrales de inicio precozPIGG-CDG · Trastorno congénito de la glicosilación por deficiencia de PIGG
itSindrome epilessia ad esordio precoce-disabilità intellettiva-anomalie cerebrali
nlEpilepsie met vroege aanvang - intellectuele achterstand - hersenanomalieën-syndroomCongenitale defecten van de glycosylering als gevolg van PIGG-deficiëntie · Congenitale glycosylatiestoornis als gevolg van PIGG-deficiëntie · PIGG-CDG
ptSíndrome de epilepsia de início precoce-perturbação do desenvolvimento intelectual-anomalias cerebrais
plZespół epilepsji o wczesnym początku, niepełnosprawności intelektualnej i wad mózguWrodzone zaburzenie glikolizacji z powodu niedoboru PIGG
csSyndrom zahrnující epilepsii s časným nástupem, mentální retardaci a anomálie mozkuPIGG-CDG · Vrozená porucha glykosylace způsobená deficitem PIGG
ukСиндром ранньої епілепсії-інтелектуальної недостатності-аномалій розвитку головного мозкуВроджене порушення глікозилювання внаслідок дефіциту PIGG · PIGG-CDG
zh早发性癫痫智力障碍大脑发育不良综合征PIGG缺乏导致的先天性糖基化紊乱
trErken başlangıçlı epilepsi-zihinsel yetersizlik-beyin anomalileri sendromuPIGG-CDG · PIGG eksikliğine bağlı doğumsal glikozilasyon bozukluğu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM616917BTNTvalidated
ICD-10E77.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C54.YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0014832Evalidated
MONDO14832Evalidated
UMLSC5567479Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PIGGDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:25985ENSG000001742276169184p16.3phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class G (EMM blood group)26996948[PMID]_28581210[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families5 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated26996948[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_26996948[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

33 annotations · validated 2020-01-13
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0011344Severe global developmental delay
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0030047Abnormality of lateral ventricle
HP:0001321Cerebellar hypoplasia
HP:0031936Delayed ability to walk
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language development
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0002141Gait imbalance
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0001265Hyporeflexia
HP:0001382Joint hypermobility
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001344Absent speech
HP:0000729Autistic behavior
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0001272Cerebellar atrophy
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridge
HP:0002329Drowsiness
HP:0011193EEG with focal spikes
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0001187Hyperextensibility of the finger joints
HP:0000540Hypermetropia
HP:0010510Hypermobility of toe joints
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0003394Muscle spasm
HP:0001763Pes planus
HP:0008081Pes valgus
HP:0007258Severe demyelination of the white matter
HP:0000219Thin upper lip vermilion
HP:0000445Wide nose

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 31414351[PMID]_28581210[PMID]_26996948[PMID]

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