DISEASE: Childhood-onset neurodegeneration with brain atrophy
Entry
H02476 Disease
Name
Childhood-onset neurodegeneration with brain atrophy
Description
Childhood-onset neurodegeneration with brain atrophy (CONDBA) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by developmental regression and neurodegeneration in childhood. It has been reported that mutations in UBTF cause this disease. UBTF is a Pol I transcription factor and is instrumental in the generation of rRNA transcripts.
Category
Nervous system disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Other disorders of the nervous system
8E4Y Other specified disorders of the nervous system
H02476 Childhood-onset neurodegeneration with brain atrophy
Edvardson S, Nicolae CM, Agrawal PB, Mignot C, Payne K, Prasad AN, Prasad C, Sadler L, Nava C, Mullen TE, Begtrup A, Baskin B, Powis Z, Shaag A, Keren B, Moldovan GL, Elpeleg O
Title
Heterozygous De Novo UBTF Gain-of-Function Variant Is Associated with Neurodegeneration in Childhood.