raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98267

Genetic non-syndromic obesity

Synonyms: Monogenic obesity due to a leptin-melanocortin pathway anomaly

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

A rare genetic disease characterized by early-onset severe obesity due to mutations in single genes acting on the development and function of the hypothalamus or the leptin-melanocortin pathway, leading to disruption of energy homeostasis and endocrine dysfunction. Patients present with a body mass index over three standard deviations above normal at less than five years of age, accompanied by a variety of signs and symptoms according to the mutated gene, including hyperphagia, insulin resistance, reduced basal metabolic rate, or hypogonadism, among others.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enGenetic non-syndromic obesityMonogenic obesity due to a leptin-melanocortin pathway anomaly
frObésité non syndromique génétiqueObésité monogénique due à une anomalie de la voie leptine-mélanocortine
deAdipositas, genetisch-bedingte nicht-syndromaleMonogenetische Adipositas durch Störung des Leptin-Melanocortin-Signalweges
esObesidad genética no sindrómicaObesidad monogénica por una anomalía en la vía leptina-melanocortina
itObesità genetica non sindromicaObesità monogenica da anomalia del percorso leptina-melanocortina
nlGenetische niet-syndromale obesitasMonogene obesitas als gevolg van een leptine-melanocortinepathway-anomalie
ptObesidade monogénica por anomalia da via leptina-melanocortina
plOtyłość niesyndromiczna uwarunkowana genetycznieOtyłość monogenowa z powodu anomalii szlaku leptyna-monokortyna
csGeneticky podmíněné nesyndromické obezityMonogenní obezity způsobené anomálií signální dráhy leptin-melanokortin
ukГенетично обумовлене несиндромне ожирінняМоногенне ожиріння внаслідок аномалії лептин-меланокортинового шляху
zh遗传性非综合征型肥胖瘦素-黑皮质素通路异常所致单基因性肥胖
trGenetik sendromik olmayan obeziteBir leptin-melanokortin yolu anomalisine bağlı monojenik obezite

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10E66.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115B81.YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0020075Evalidated
UMLSC5680229Evalidated

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):

Children (5):

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Genes

0 direct · 4 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CEP19ORPHA:397615Obesity due to CEP19 deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:28209ENSG000001740076155863q29centrosomal protein 1924268657[PMID]
SH2B1ORPHA:329249Severe early-onset obesity-insulin resistance syndrome due to SH2B1 deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:30417ENSG0000017818860893716p11.2SH2B adaptor protein 123160192[PMID]
SIM1ORPHA:369873Obesity due to SIM1 deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:10882ENSG000001122466031286q16.3SIM bHLH transcription factor 123778136[PMID]_23778139[PMID]
LEPORPHA:66628Obesity due to congenital leptin deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6553ENSG000001746971641607q32.1leptin26567097[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Annual incidenceUnknown—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