raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:512260

Congenital cerebellar ataxia due to RNU12 mutation

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

A rare hereditary ataxia characterized by delayed motor milestones in early infancy, hypotonia, ataxic gait, intention tremor, nystagmus, dysarthric speech, and variable learning difficulties. Neuroimaging shows a mixed picture of cerebellar hypoplasia and degeneration, with an almost absent inferior lobule and thinning of the folia of the vermis. In addition, cisterna magna and fourth ventricle are enlarged with relative sparing of the brain stem volume.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital cerebellar ataxia due to RNU12 mutation
frAtaxie cérébelleuse congénitale due à une mutation de RNU12
deKongenitale zerebelläre Ataxie durch RNU12-Genmutation
esAtaxia cerebelosa congénita por una mutación en el gen RNU12
itAtassia cerebellare congenita da mutazione di RNU12
nlCongenitale cerebellaire ataxie door RNU12-mutatie
ptAtaxia cerebelosa congénita por mutação RNU12
plWrodzona ataksja (niezborność) móżdżkowa wywołana mutacją genu RNU12
csVrozená ataxie mozečku způsobená mutací RNU12
ukВроджена мозочкова атаксія, зумовлена мутацієюї RNU12
zhRNU12基因突变所致先天性小脑共济失调
trRNU12 mutasyonuna bağlı doğumsal serebellar ataksi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM620208Evalidated
ICD-10G11.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0033717Evalidated
UMLSC5567894Evalidated

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
RNU12Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:19380ENSG0000027602762020422q13.2RNA, U12 small nuclear27863452[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families6 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated27863452[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_27863452[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

17 annotations · validated 2018-11-21
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0008936Axial hypotonia
HP:0002136Broad-based gait
HP:0001272Cerebellar atrophy
HP:0006855Cerebellar vermis atrophy
HP:0002194Delayed gross motor development
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0002373Febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)
HP:0002359Frequent falls
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0002080Intention tremor
HP:0012759Neurodevelopmental abnormality
HP:0007010Poor fine motor coordination
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001410Decreased liver function
HP:0000639Nystagmus
Excluded (0%)
HP:0001273Abnormal corpus callosum morphology
HP:0002120Cerebral cortical atrophy

Annotation source: 27863452[PMID]

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Sources for this card