raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98892

Periventricular nodular heterotopia

Synonyms: PVNH

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) is a brain malformation, due to abnormal neuronal migration, in which a subset of neurons fails to migrate into the developing cerebral cortex and remains as nodules that line the ventricular surface. Classical PNH is a rare X-linked dominant disorder far more frequent in females who present normal intelligence to borderline intellectual deficit, epilepsy of variable severity and extra-central nervous system signs, especially cardiovascular defects or coagulopathy. The disorder is generally associated with prenatal lethality in males.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPeriventricular nodular heterotopiaPVNH
frHétérotopie nodulaire périventriculaire
deHeterotopie, noduläre periventrikuläre= en
esHeterotopia nodular periventricular
itEterotopia nodulare periventricolare
nlPeriventriculaire nodulaire heterotopie= en
ptHeterotopia nodular periventricular
plHeterotopia guzkowa okołokomorowa= en
csPeriventrikulární nodulární heterotopie= en
ukПеривентрикулярна вузловата гетеротопія= en
zh脑室周围结节性异位症= en
trPeriventriküler nodüler heterotopi= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM300049BTNTvalidated
OMIM608097BTNTvalidated
OMIM608098BTNTvalidated
OMIM612881BTNTvalidated
OMIM615544BTNTvalidated
OMIM617201BTNTvalidated
OMIM617255NTBTvalidated
OMIM618185BTNTvalidated
OMIM618918BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q04.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA05.5YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020341Evalidated
MeSHD054091Evalidated
UMLSC1868720Evalidated
GARD12724Evalidated
MedDRA10066854Evalidated

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

7 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FLNADisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:3754ENSG00000196924300017Xq28filamin A20301392[PMID]
MAP1BDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:6836ENSG000001317111571295q13.2microtubule associated protein 1B29738522[PMID]
TMTC3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:26899ENSG0000013932461721812q21.32transmembrane O-mannosyltransferase targeting cadherins 327773428[PMID]_28973161[PMID]
ARF1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:652ENSG000001437611031801q42.13ARF GTPase 128868155[PMID]
ARFGEF2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:15853ENSG0000012419860537120q13.13ARF guanine nucleotide exchange factor 214647276[PMID]_25160555[PMID]
ERMARDDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:21056ENSG000001300236155326q27ER membrane associated RNA degradation24056535[PMID]
NEDD4LDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7728ENSG0000004975960638418q21.31NEDD4 like E3 ubiquitin protein ligase27694961[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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:0001892Abnormal bleeding
HP:0002020Gastroesophageal reflux
HP:0100790Hernia
HP:0002021Pyloric stenosis
HP:0002650Scoliosis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001654Abnormal heart valve morphology
HP:0012639Abnormal nervous system morphology
HP:0001659Aortic regurgitation
HP:0007359Focal-onset seizure
HP:0001382Joint hypermobility
HP:0001643Patent ductus arteriosus
HP:0007165Periventricular heterotopia
HP:0000963Thin skin
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004942Aortic aneurysm
HP:0002999Patellar dislocation
HP:0003834Shoulder dislocation

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 15668422[PMID]_30089473[PMID]_29449050[PMID]_28306229[PMID]

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Sources for this card