ITPA-related lethal infantile neurological disorder with cataract and cardiac involvement

What it is

A rare, genetic, neurometabolic disease characterized by early onset encephalopathy with progressive microcephaly, severe global development delay, seizures, hypotonia, feeding difficulties, variable cardiac abnormalities, and cataracts. Brain MRI shows distinct pattern with high T2 signal and restricted diffusion in the posterior limb of the internal capsule in combination with delayed myelination and progressive cerebral atrophy. The disease is typically fatal.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Infancy, Neonatal

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive

Classified as

Disease

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Gene

ICD-10 codes

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Related health topics

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