raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:85136

Cystic leukoencephalopathy without megalencephaly

Synonyms: CLWM

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

Cystic leukoencephalopathy without megalencephaly is characterised by non-progressive leukoencephalopathy, bilateral cysts in the anterior part of the temporal lobe, cerebral white matter anomalies and severe psychomotor impairment. Less than 50 patients have been described in the literature so far. Inheritance is most likely autosomal recessive.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCystic leukoencephalopathy without megalencephalyCLWM
frLeucoencéphalopathie kystique sans mégalencéphalie= en
deZystische Leukoenzephalopathie ohne Megalenzephalie= en
esLeucoencefalopatía quística sin megalencefalia= en
itLeucoencefalopatia cistica senza megalencefalia= en
nlCystische leuko-encefalopathie zonder megalencefalie= en
ptLeucoencefalopatia quística sem megalencefalia
plLeukoencefalopatia torbielowata bez wielkomózgowia= en
csCystická leukoencefalopatie bez megalencefalie= en
ukКістозна лейкоенцефалопатія без мегаленцефалії= en
zh囊性脑白质营养不良不伴巨脑= en
trMegalensefalisiz kistik lökoensefalopati= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM612951BTNTvalidated
OMIM618235BTNTvalidated
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C55.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0013058Evalidated
MeSHC567845Evalidated
UMLSC2751843Evalidated
GARD13199Evalidated

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

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
NDUFA2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:7685ENSG000001314956021375q31.3NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A228857146[PMID]
RNASET2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:21686ENSG000000262976129446q27ribonuclease T219525954[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families50 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated[EXPERT]
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

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

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Sources for this card