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Start free with EleplanNeurodevelopmental delay-intellectual disability-ataxia-feeding difficulty syndrome
ORPHA:647788Disease
Also called DHX30-related neurodevelopmental delay-intellectual disability-ataxia-feeding difficulty syndrome · DHX30-related neurodevelopmental disorder
What it is
A rare syndromic intellectual disability without congenital anomalies/specific dysmorphic phenotype characterized by delayed psychomotor development, severe intellectual disability, delayed or absent speech development, hypotonia, ataxic gait and feeding difficulties. Clinical symptoms are evident from early infancy. Majority of the patients also present with behavioral abnormalities (including autistic features, aggressive behavior, low frustration tolerance, and stereotypies such as hand-flapping). Additional clinical features may include inability to walk, seizures, hearing loss, sleep abnormalities, joint hyperlaxity. Nonspecific dysmorphic facial features (small head, strabismus, epicanthal folds, synophrys, high palate, low-set ears, orofacial hypotonia, full eyelids, and eversion of the lower lip) may also be present.
Key facts
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Classified as
- Disease
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.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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