raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:85442

Short stature-pituitary and cerebellar defects-small sella turcica syndrome

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

Short stature-pituitary and cerebellar defects-small sella turcica syndrome is characterised by short stature, anterior pituitary hormone deficiency, small sella turcica, and a hypoplastic anterior hypophysis associated with pointed cerebellar tonsils. It has been described in three generations of a large French kindred. Ectopia of the posterior hypophysis was observed in some patients. The syndrome is transmitted as a dominantly inherited trait and is caused by a germline mutation within the LIM-homeobox transcription factor <i>LHX4</i> gene (1q25).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enShort stature-pituitary and cerebellar defects-small sella turcica syndrome
frSyndrome de petite taille-anomalies hypophysaires et cérébelleuses-selle turcique anormale
deKleinwuchs-Hypophysen- und zerebelläre Defekte-kleine Sella turcica-Syndrom
esSíndrome de talla baja-defectos en el cerebelo e hipófisis-silla turca pequeña
itBassa statura - anomalie dell'ipofisi e del cervelletto - sella turcica piccola
nlKleine gestalte - hypofysaire en cerebellaire defecten - kleine sella turcica-syndroom
ptSíndrome de baixa estatura-defeitos da pituitária e do cerebelo-sela turca pequena
plNiski wzrost - wady możdżku i przysadki - małe siodło tureckie
csSyndrom zahrnující malý vzrůst, vady hypofýzy a mozečku a malé sella turcica
ukСиндром низькорослості-дефектів гіпофіза та мозочка-малого турецького сідла
zh身材矮小-垂体和小脑缺陷-小蝶鞍综合征
trKısa boy-hipofiz ve serebellar defektler-küçük sella tursika sendromu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM262700Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115A61.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0009880Evalidated
UMLSC4303613Evalidated
GARD10604Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
LHX4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:21734ENSG000001214546021461q25.2LIM homeobox 411567216[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families5 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated11567216[PMID]_17527005[PMID]_18073311[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_11567216[PMID]_17527005[PMID]_18073311[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

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

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Sources for this card