raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:998

Albinism-deafness syndrome

Synonyms: Albinism-hearing loss syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

A rare disorder characterised by congenital nerve deafness and piebaldness with no ocular albinism. It has been described in one large pedigree. Transmission is X-linked with affected males presenting with profound sensorineural deafness and severe pigmentary abnormalities of the skin, and carrier females presenting with variable hearing impairment without any pigmentary changes. The causative gene has been mapped to Xq26.3-q27.1.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAlbinism-deafness syndromeAlbinism-hearing loss syndrome
frSyndrome d'albinisme-surdité
deAlbinismus-Schwerhörigkeit-SyndromADFN · Albinismus-Taubheit-Syndrom
esSíndrome de albinismo-sorderaSíndrome de albinismo-hipoacusia
itAlbinismo - sordità
nlAlbinisme - doofheid-syndroom
ptSíndrome de albinismo-surdez
plZespół głuchoty i albinizmu= en
csSyndrom zahrnující albinismus a hluchotu= en
ukСиндром альбінізму-глухотиСиндром альбінізму-втрати слуху
zh白化病-耳聋综合征白化病-听力丧失综合征
trAlbinizm-sağırlık sendromuAlbinizm-işitme kaybı sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM300700Evalidated
ICD-10H90.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD2H.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010403Evalidated
MeSHC537042Evalidated
UMLSC1845068Evalidated
GARD589Evalidated

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 (3):

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/families1 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated14469778[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_14469778[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

7 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002167Abnormality of speech or vocalization
HP:0001053Hypopigmented skin patches
HP:0007400Irregular hyperpigmentation
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairment
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007443Partial albinism
HP:0007544Piebaldism
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001100Heterochromia iridis

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card