raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:71528

Obesity due to prohormone convertase I deficiency

Synonyms: PCI deficiency

Type
Etiological subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare genetic endocrine disease characterized by early onset of severe intractable diarrhea and intestinal malabsorption, followed by obesity and hormonal deficiencies due to insufficient activation of several prohormones, resulting in hypocortisolism, hypothyroidism, diabetes insipidus, hypogonadism, growth deficiency, and diabetes mellitus. Extent and age of onset of hormone deficiencies are variable between patients.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enObesity due to prohormone convertase I deficiencyPCI deficiency
frObésité par déficit en prohormone convertase I
deAdipositas durch Prohormon-Konvertase I-MangelPCI-Mangel
esObesidad por deficiencia de prohormona convertasa-I
itObesità da deficit di pro-ormone convertasi 1Deficit di PCI
nlObesitas door deficiëntie van prohormoonconvertase IPCI-deficiëntie
ptObesidade por deficiência de pro-hormona convertase-IDeficiência de PCI
plOtyłość spowodowana niedoborem konwertazy I prohormonuNiedobór PCI
csObezita způsobená deficitem prohormon konvertázy IDeficit PCI
ukОжиріння через дефіцит прогормону конвертази IДефіцит PCI
zh激酶原转化酶1缺乏所致肥胖症PCI缺乏
trProhormon konvertaz I eksikliğine bağlı obezitePCI eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM600955Evalidated
ICD-10E66.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115B81.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010961Evalidated
UMLSC4302878Evalidated

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
PCSK1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8743ENSG000001754261621505q15proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 19207799[PMID]_17595246[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families16 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated23562752[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

18 annotations · validated 2017-03-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0009126Increased adipose tissue
HP:0001513Obesity
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002591Polyphagia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011734Central adrenal insufficiency
HP:0008915Childhood-onset truncal obesity
HP:0001396Cholestasis
HP:0001010Hypopigmentation of the skin
HP:0002297Red hair
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000956Acanthosis nigricans
HP:0000824Decreased response to growth hormone stimulation test
HP:0000823Delayed puberty
HP:0002750Delayed skeletal maturation
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0008213Gonadotropin deficiency
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0000842Hyperinsulinemia
HP:0002173Hypoglycemic seizures
HP:0008245Pituitary hypothyroidism

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 27468060[PMID]_16936203[PMID]_14557433[PMID]_9620771[PMID]_9771698[PMID]_15703762[PMID]

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Sources for this card