raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:977

Adrenomyodystrophy

historical

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
historical

An extremely rare genetic endocrine disease characterized by primary adrenal insufficiency, dystrophic myopathy, hepatic steatosis, severe psychomotor delay, megalocornea, failure to thrive, chronic constipation, and terminal bladder ectasia which can lead to death. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1982.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAdrenomyodystrophy
frAdrénomyodystrophie
deAdrenomyodystrophie
esAdrenomiodistrofia
itAdrenomiodistrofia
nlAdrenomyodystrofie
ptAdrenomiodistrofia
plAdrenomiodystrofia
csAdrenomyodystrofie
ukАдреноміодистрофія
zh肾上腺肌营养不良
trAdrenomyodistrofi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM300270Evalidated
ICD-10E27.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115A74.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010288Evalidated
MeSHC538051Evalidated
UMLSC1846044Evalidated
GARD562Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families2 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated7153060[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_7153060[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

16 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002242Abnormal intestine morphology
HP:0000079Abnormality of the urinary system
HP:0003457EMG abnormality
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0000021Megacystis
HP:0000485Megalocornea
HP:0003198Myopathy
HP:0008207Primary adrenal insufficiency
HP:0011344Severe global developmental delay
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002750Delayed skeletal maturation
HP:0007440Generalized hyperpigmentation
HP:0001397Hepatic steatosis
HP:0004349Reduced bone mineral density
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0004322Short stature
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Sources for this card