raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:79435

Oculocutaneous albinism type 4

Synonyms: OCA4

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

A form of oculocutaneous albinism characterized by varying degrees of skin and hair hypopigmentation, numerous ocular changes and misrouting of the optic nerves at the chiasm.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOculocutaneous albinism type 4OCA4
frAlbinisme oculocutané type 4AOC4
deAlbinismus, okulokutaner, Typ 4= en
esAlbinismo oculocutáneo tipo 4OCA-4
itAlbinismo oculocutaneo, tipo 4= en
nlOculocutaan albinisme type 4= en
ptAlbinismo oculocutâneo tipo 4= en
plAlbinizm oczno-skórny typu 4= en
csOkulokutánní albinismus, typ 4= en
ukОкулокутанний альбінізм, тип 4= en
zh眼皮肤白化病症4型= en
trOkülokutanöz albinizm tip 4= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM606574Evalidated
ICD-10E70.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EC23.20NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011683Evalidated
MeSHC564696Evalidated
UMLSC1847836Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SLC45A2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:16472ENSG000001641756062025p13.2solute carrier family 45 member 2
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0001 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated20301683[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

15 annotations · validated 2021-01-15
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0007703Abnormality of retinal pigmentation
HP:0007750Hypoplasia of the fovea
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001022Albinism
HP:0005599Hypopigmentation of hair
HP:0001010Hypopigmentation of the skin
HP:0007730Iris hypopigmentation
HP:0001107Ocular albinism
HP:0025551Optic nerve misrouting
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0001072Thickened skin
HP:0011364White hair
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0008069Neoplasm of the skin
HP:0003764Nevus

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 16965274[PMID]_20301683[PMID]_27734839[PMID]_14961451[PMID]

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