FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease ID (Ontology) DOID:3210 (Human Disease)
Definition A hypomyelinating leukodystrophy characterized by impaired myelin formation, nystagmus, spastic quadriplegia, ataxia, and developmental delay that has_material_basis_in mutation in the PLP1 gene on chromosome Xq22.
Also Known As "diffuse familial brain sclerosis" ; "HLD1" ; "hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 1" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease       1
 for disease ribbon | Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease       1
 model of | Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease       1
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X-linked monogenic disease
 |__X-linked recessive disease______
leukodystrophy                      |
 |__hypomyelinating leukodystrophy__|
                                    Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease  1 rec.
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Is a hypomyelinating leukodystrophy
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Synonyms
  • "diffuse familial brain sclerosis" EXACT
    "HLD1" EXACT OMO:0003012
    "hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 1" EXACT
    "Leukodystrophy, sudanophilic" EXACT
    "Pelizaeus Merzbacher brain sclerosis" EXACT
    "Pelizaeus-Merzbacher brain sclerosis" EXACT
    "PMD" EXACT OMO:0003012
    "sudanophilic leukodystrophy, Paelizeus-Merzbacher type" EXACT
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GARD:4265
MESH:D020371
MIM:312080
NCI:C75487
ORDO:702
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:64855000
UMLS_CUI:C0205711