Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, hepatocerebrorenal form

What it is

A rare, genetic, mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome characterized by neonatal or early-infantile onset hepatopathy (manifesting with hepatomegaly, cholestasis, increased transaminases, coagulopathy, hypoalbuminemia, ascites, and/or liver failure), associated with renal tubulopathy and progressive neurodegenerative manifestations, which include muscular atrophy, hyporeflexia, ataxia, sensory neuropathy, epilepsy, sensorineural hearing impairment, psychomotor regression, athetosis, nystagmus, and/or ophthalmoplegia. Patients typically present with recurrent vomiting, severe failure to thrive, feeding difficulties, and fasting hypoglycemia.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Infancy, Neonatal

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive

Classified as

Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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