raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98676

Autosomal recessive isolated optic atrophy

Synonyms: Autosomal recessive non-syndromic optic atrophy

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

A rare hereditary optic atrophy characterized by an early onset of bilateral optic nerve degeneration without other systemic features. Clinical manifestations include pallor of the optic disks, severe but slowly progressing visual impairment, and in some patients also paracentral scotoma, photophobia and dyschromatopsia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal recessive isolated optic atrophyAutosomal recessive non-syndromic optic atrophy
frAtrophie optique isolée autosomique récessiveAtrophie optique non syndromique autosomique récessive
deOptikusatrophie, isolierte, autosomal-rezessiveOptikusatrophie, nicht-syndromale, autosomal-rezessive
esAtrofia óptica autosómica recesiva aisladaAtrofia óptica autosómica recesiva no sindrómica
itAtrofia ottica isolata, autosomica recessiva
nlAutosomaal recessieve geïsoleerde opticusatrofieAutosomaal recessieve niet-syndromale opticusatrofie
ptAtrofia óptica isolada autossómica recessiva
plAutosomalny recesywny izolowany zanik nerwu wzrokowego= en
csAutozomálně recesivní izolovaná atrofie optiku= en
ukАутосомно-рецесивна ізольована атрофія зорового нерваАутосомно-рецесивна несиндромальна атрофія зорового нерва
zh常染色体隐性遗传孤立型视神经萎缩常染色体隐性非综合征性视神经萎缩
trOtozomal resesif izole optik atrofiOtozomal Çekinik sendromik olmayan optik atrofi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM258500BTNTvalidated
OMIM616289BTNTvalidated
OMIM616732BTNTvalidated
OMIM617302BTNTvalidated
OMIM620583BTNTvalidated
OMIM620629BTNTvalidated
ICD-10H47.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119C40.8NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0014753Evalidated
UMLSC5680331Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

5 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ACO2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:118ENSG0000010041210085022q13.2aconitase 225351951[PMID]
MCATDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:29622ENSG0000010029461447922q13.2malonyl-CoA-acyl carrier protein transacylase31915829[PMID]
MECRDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:19691ENSG000001163536082051p35.3mitochondrial trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase37734847[PMID]
RTN4IP1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:18647ENSG000001303476105026q21reticulon 4 interacting protein 126593267[PMID]
YME1L1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12843ENSG0000013675860747210p12.1YME1 like 1 ATPase27495975[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families5 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated14508503[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_14508503[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