raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:49382

Achromatopsia

Synonyms: ACHM · Complete or incomplete color blindness · Pingelapese blindness · Rod monochromacy · Rod monochromatism · Total color blindness

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

A rare autosomal recessive retinal disorder characterized by color blindness, nystagmus, photophobia, and severely reduced visual acuity due to the absence or impairment of cone function.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAchromatopsiaACHM · Complete or incomplete color blindness · Pingelapese blindness · Rod monochromacy · Rod monochromatism · Total color blindness
frAchromatopsieACHM · Achromatie · Achromatopsie complète · Cécité de Pingelap · Monochromatie à bâtonnets
deAchromatopsieACHM · Farbenblindheit, komplette oder inkomplette · Farbenblindheit, totale · Pingelapesische Blindheit · Stäbchenmonochromasie
esAcromatopsiaACHM · Ceguera al color completa o incompleta · Ceguera para los colores de Pingelap · Ceguera total al color · Monocromacia de bastones · Monocromatismo de bastones
itAcromatopsiaACHM · Cecità completa o incompleta ai colori · Cecità pingelapese · Cecità totale ai colori · Monocromasia dei bastoncelli · Monocromatismo dei bastoncelli
nlAchromatopsieACHM · Pingelapese blindheid · Staafjesmonochromatie · Staafjesmonochromatisme · Totale kleurenblindheid · Volledige of onvolledige kleurenblindheid
ptAcromatópsiaACHM · Cegueira de cor completa ou incompleta
plAchromatopsjaACHM · Całkowita lub niecałkowita ślepota barw · Całkowita ślepota barw · Monochromacja czopków
csAchromatopsieACHM · Kompletní nebo inkompletní barvoslepost · Pingelapeská slepota · Totální barvoslepota · Tyčinkový monochromatismus
ukАхроматопсіяACHM · Повний або частковий дальтонізм · Пінгелапова сліпота · Монохромність стрижня · Стрижневий монохроматизм · Тотальна дальтонізм
zh全色盲完全或不完全色盲
trAkromatopsiACHM · Rod monokromasi · Rod monokromatizması · Pingelapese körlüğü · Toplam renk körlüğü · Tam veya eksik renk körlüğü

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM216900Evalidated
OMIM262300BTNTvalidated
OMIM610024BTNTvalidated
OMIM613093NTBTvalidated
OMIM613856BTNTvalidated
OMIM616517BTNTvalidated
ICD-10H53.5NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-119B70NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0018852Evalidated
UMLSC0152200Evalidated
MedDRA10000454Evalidated

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

7 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
RPGRCandidate gene tested inNot yet assessedHGNC:10295ENSG00000156313312610Xp11.4retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator
ATF6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:791ENSG000001182176055371q23.3activating transcription factor 626029869[PMID]_26063662[PMID]
CNGA3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2150ENSG000001441916000532q11.2cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit alpha 3
CNGB3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2153ENSG000001702896050808q21.3cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit beta 3
GNAT2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4394ENSG000001341831393401p13.3G protein subunit alpha transducin 212077706[PMID]
PDE6CDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8787ENSG0000009546460082710q23.33phosphodiesterase 6C19615668[PMID]
PDE6HDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8790ENSG0000013905360119012p12.3phosphodiesterase 6H
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0002.7 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidatedISBN:521590531[OTHER]

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

20 annotations · validated 2020-06-12
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000539Abnormality of refraction
HP:0000551Color vision defect
HP:0030584Color vision test abnormality
HP:0030620Inner retinal layer loss on macular OCT
HP:0007803Monochromacy
HP:0012043Pendular nystagmus
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0030465Undetectable light-adapted electroretinogram
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030825Absent foveal reflex
HP:0000603Central scotoma
HP:0000540Hypermetropia
HP:0007750Hypoplasia of the fovea
HP:0000545Myopia
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001103Abnormal macular morphology
HP:0007695Abnormal pupillary light reflex
HP:0007843Attenuation of retinal blood vessels
HP:0025549Eccentric visual fixation
HP:0007814Retinal pigment epithelial mottling
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0007722Retinal pigment epithelial atrophy

Run the differential on the 8 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 20301591[PMID]_25637600[PMID]_29303385[PMID]

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