raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:85163

Hypomyelination-congenital cataract syndrome

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

A rare developmental defect during embryogenesis characterized by congenital or early onset cataracts (usually bilateral), developmental delay, progressive neurologic symptoms (including ataxia, spasticity and sometimes seizures) and mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment. Other major clinical features include truncal hypotonia, dysarthia, cerebellar signs (e.g: truncal titubation and intention tremor) and peripheral neuropathy (e.g: progressive weakness of the muscles in the lower limbs). Hypomyelination associated with periventricular white matter abnormalities is observed. Some patients may have mild lens opacity and cataracts could be absent.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHypomyelination-congenital cataract syndrome
frSyndrome d'hypomyélinisation-cataracte congénitale
deHypomyelinisierung-kongenitale Katarakt-Syndrom
esSíndrome de hipomielinización-catarata congénita
itIpomielinizzazione - cataratta congenita
nlHypomyelinisatie - congenitaal cataract-syndroom
ptSíndrome de hipomielinização-catarata congénita
plHipomielinacja - zaćma wrodzona
csSyndrom zahrnující hypomyelinizaci a vrozenou kataraktu
ukСиндром гіпомієлінізації - вродженої катаракти
zh髓鞘形成不足-先天性白内障综合征
trHipomiyelinizasyon-doğumsal katarakt sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM610532Evalidated
ICD-10G37.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0012514Evalidated
MeSHC567166Evalidated
UMLSC1864663Evalidated
GARD11980Evalidated

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):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
HYCC1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:24587ENSG000001225916105317p15.3hyccin PI4KA lipid kinase complex subunit 120301737[PMID]_16951682[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families10 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
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

6 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001317Abnormal cerebellum morphology
HP:0007256Abnormal pyramidal sign
HP:0006808Cerebral hypomyelination
HP:0000519Developmental cataract
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0002342Intellectual disability, moderate

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 16951682[PMID]

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