raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:562538

Autosomal recessive extra-oral halitosis

Synonyms: MTO-deficiency · Methanethiol oxidase deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Status
active

A rare inborn error of metabolism characterized by cabbage-like breath odor with high levels of methanethiol and dimethylsulfide in oral and nasal breath, due to methanethiol oxidase deficiency. Laboratory examination shows elevated levels of dimethylsulfide, dimethylsulfoxide, and dimethylsulfone in blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and urine.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal recessive extra-oral halitosisMTO-deficiency · Methanethiol oxidase deficiency
frHalitose extra-orale autosomique récessiveDéficit en MTO · Déficit en méthanethiol oxydase
deExtraorale Halitosis, autosomal-rezessiveMTO-Mangel · Methanethiol-Oxidase-Defizienz
esHalitosis extraoral autosómica recesivaDeficiencia de MTO · Deficiencia de metanetiol oxidasa
itAlitosi extra-orale autosomica recessivaDeficit di MTO · Deficit di metanetiolo ossidasi
nlAutosomaal recessieve extraorale halitoseMTO-deficiëntie · Methaanthiol-oxidasedeficiëntie
ptHalitose extra-oral autossómica recessiva
plAutosomalny recesywny pozaustny cuchnący oddechNiedobór oksydazy metanotiolu
csAutozomálně recesivní extraorální halitóza= en
ukАутосомно-рецесивний екстраоральний галітозДефіцит метанетіолоксидази · Дефіцит MTO
zh常染色体隐性遗传性口外源性口臭甲硫醇氧化酶缺乏症
trOtozomal resesif ekstra-oral ağız kokusuMTO-eksikliği · Metantiyol oksidaz eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM618148Evalidated
ICD-10E88.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.BNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0034186Evalidated
UMLSC4748387Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SELENBP1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10719ENSG000001434166041881q21.3selenium binding protein 129255262[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card