raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:79351

3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency, infantile/juvenile form

Synonyms: PHGDH deficiency, infantile/juvenile form

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

3-Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency (3-PGDH deficiency) is an autosomal recessive form of serine deficiency syndrome characterized clinically in the few reported cases by congenital microcephaly, psychomotor retardation and intractable seizures in the infantile form and by absence seizures, moderate developmental delay and behavioral disorders in the juvenile form

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
en3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency, infantile/juvenile formPHGDH deficiency, infantile/juvenile form
frDéficit en 3-phosphoglycerate déshydrogénase, forme infantile/juvénileDéficit en PHGDH, forme infantile/juvénile
de3-Phosphoglycerat-Dehydrogenase-Mangel, infantile/juvenile FormPHGDH-Defizienz, infantile/juvenile Form
esDeficiencia de 3-fosfoglicerato deshidrogenasa forma infantil/juvenilDeficiencia de PHGDH, forma infantil/juvenil
itDeficit di 3-fosfoglicerato deidrogenasi, forma infantile/giovanile
nlDeficiëntie van 3-fosfoglyceraatdehydrogenase, infantiele/juveniele vormPHGDH-deficiëntie, infantiele/juveniele vorm
ptDeficiência de 3-fosfoglicerato desidrogenase, forma da infância/juvenil
plNiedobór dehydrogenazy 3-fosfogliceryny, postać dziecięca/młodzieńcza= en
csDeficit 3-fosfoglycerát dehydrogenázy, infantilní/juvenilní forma= en
ukДефіцит 3-фосфогліцератдегідрогенази, інфантильна/ювенільна формаДефіцит PHGDH, інфантильна/ювенільна форма
zh3-磷酸甘油酸脱氢酶缺陷症,婴儿/青少年型PHGDH缺乏症,婴儿/青少年型
tr3-fosfogliserat dehidrojenaz eksikliği, infantil / jüvenil formuPHGDH eksikliği, infantil/jüvenil formu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM601815Evalidated
ICD-10E72.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.6NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0011152Evalidated
UMLSC5680205Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PHGDHDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8923ENSG000000926216068791p12phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase11055895[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families15 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated23564319[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_23564319[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

46 annotations · validated 2019-03-29
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012277Hypoglycinemia
HP:0012279Hyposerinemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006808Cerebral hypomyelination
HP:0012762Cerebral white matter atrophy
HP:0012448Delayed myelination
HP:0007281Developmental stagnation
HP:0011097Epileptic spasm
HP:0000565Esotropia
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0011451Primary microcephaly
HP:0011344Severe global developmental delay
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0001257Spasticity
HP:0002013Vomiting
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002536Abnormal cortical gyration
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0010719Abnormality of hair texture
HP:0001181Adducted thumb
HP:0002305Athetosis
HP:0010819Atonic seizure
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0006872Cerebral hypoplasia
HP:0006872Cerebral hypoplasia
HP:0100704Cerebral visual impairment
HP:0000519Developmental cataract
HP:0100633Esophagitis
HP:0010821Focal emotional seizure with laughing
HP:0002020Gastroesophageal reflux
HP:0007503Generalized ichthyosis
HP:0002123Generalized myoclonic seizure
HP:0002121Generalized non-motor (absence) seizure
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0000135Hypogonadism
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0030215Inappropriate crying
HP:0000023Inguinal hernia
HP:0000737Irritability
HP:0001889Megaloblastic anemia
HP:0011343Moderate global developmental delay
HP:0002510Spastic tetraplegia
HP:0001537Umbilical hernia
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 23463425[PMID]_19963421[PMID]_29269105[PMID]_8758134[PMID]

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Sources for this card