congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

Term ID

DOID:0060731

Synonyms

• CCHS
• central congenital hypoventilation syndrome
• congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome
• Ondine curse
• Ondine syndrome

Definition

An autonomic nervous system disease characterized by reduced responsiveness of the respiratory center to carbon dioxide, diminished pupillary light responses, and other symptoms related to defects in the autonomic nervous system and that has_material_basis_in most commonly heterozygous mutation in the PHOX2B gene on chromosome 4p13 and less frequently mutations in the RET, GDNF, EDN3, BDNF, or ASCL1 genes. (4)

References

• GARD:8535
• ICD10CM:G47.3
• MESH:C536209
• OMIM:209880
• ORDO:661

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0060731 )