raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:834

Free sialic acid storage disease

Synonyms: FSASD · Free sialic acid storage disorder

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

A rare lysosomal storage disease characterized by a spectrum of clinical manifestations including neurological and developmental disorders with a severity ranging from the milder form, also called Salla disease (SD), to the most severe phenotype, also called infantile free sialic acid storage disease (ISSD).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFree sialic acid storage diseaseFSASD · Free sialic acid storage disorder
frMaladie de surcharge en acide sialique libreFSASD
deSialinsäure-SpeicherkrankheitFSASD · Freie Sialinsäure-Speicherkrankheit · Neuraminsäurespeicherkrankheit
esEnfermedad por depósito de ácido siálico libreFSASD · Trastorno de depósito de ácido siálico libre
itMalattia da deposito di acido sialico liberoDisturbo da deposito di acido sialico libero · FSASD
nlVrij-siaalzuurstapelingsziekteFSASD
ptDoença de armazenamento de ácido siálico livreFSASD · Patologia do armazenamento de ácido siálico livre
plChoroba spichrzania wolnego kwasu sialowego= en
csStřádání volné sialové kyseliny= en
ukХвороба накопичення вільної сіалової кислотиПорушення накопичення вільної сіалової кислоти · FSASD
zh游离性唾液酸贮积病
trSerbest siyalik asit depolama hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM269920BTNTvalidated
OMIM604369BTNTvalidated
ICD-10E77.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C56.4NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0019366Evalidated
MeSHC538523Evalidated
UMLSC2931872Evalidated
GARD10870Evalidated

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 (4):

Children (3):

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Genes

0 direct · 3 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SLC17A5ORPHA:309324Free sialic acid storage disease, infantile formDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10933ENSG000001198996043226q13solute carrier family 17 member 520301643[PMID]
SLC17A5ORPHA:309331Intermediate severe Salla diseaseDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10933ENSG000001198996043226q13solute carrier family 17 member 520301643[PMID]
SLC17A5ORPHA:309334Salla diseaseDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10933ENSG000001198996043226q13solute carrier family 17 member 520301643[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_16584062[PMID]
Cases/families130 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated16584062[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

30 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001760Abnormal foot morphology
HP:0007256Abnormal pyramidal sign
HP:0010318Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the abdominal wall musculature
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0001257Spasticity
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0001000Abnormality of skin pigmentation
HP:0002167Abnormality of speech or vocalization
HP:0002817Abnormality of the upper limb
HP:0001541Ascites
HP:0002305Athetosis
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0001531Failure to thrive in infancy
HP:0001789Hydrops fetalis
HP:0007730Iris hypopigmentation
HP:0000657Oculomotor apraxia
HP:0002205Recurrent respiratory infections
HP:0004349Reduced bone mineral density
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002652Skeletal dysplasia
HP:0200042Skin ulcer
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000100Nephrotic syndrome
HP:0000093Proteinuria
HP:0001744Splenomegaly

Run the differential on the 10 obligate / very frequent terms

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