Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 5

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA, FETAL-ONSET
PCH5
Fetal-onset olivopontocerebellar hypoplasia
Number of Symptoms 9
OrphanetNr: 166068
OMIM Id: 610204
ICD-10: Q04.3
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Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: 3 cases [Orphanet]
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
[Orphanet]
Age of onset: Neonatal
Infancy
[Orphanet]

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: Nonsyndromic pontocerebellar hypoplasia
 -Rare developmental defect during embryogenesis
 -Rare genetic disease
 -Rare neurologic disease

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0000252) Microcephaly 832 / 7739
2
(HPO:0001250) Seizures 1245 / 7739
3
(OMIM) Cerebellar cell paucity, more marked in vermis than hemispheres 1 / 7739
4
(OMIM) Seizure including seizure-like activity in utero starting around 18 weeks gestation 1 / 7739
5
(OMIM) Absent or immature dentate nuclei 1 / 7739
6
(OMIM) Olivopontocerebellar hypoplasia, severe 1 / 7739
7
(HPO:0006955) Olivopontocerebellar hypoplasia 3 / 7739
8
(OMIM) Dysplastic C-shaped inferior olivary nuclei 1 / 7739
9
(HPO:0001321) Cerebellar hypoplasia 114 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Clinical Description OMIM Patel et al. (2006) described 3 sibs, born of nonconsanguineous parents, with a precise onset of fetal seizure-like activity who had severe olivopontocerebellar hypoplasia (OPCH) and degeneration. Autopsies at 20, 27, and 37 weeks' gestation showed diffuse central ...