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Features include always present findings: Cerebellar hypoplasia, Hypoplasia of the brainstem, Agenesis of corpus callosum, and Motor delay and others; and very common findings: Spastic tetraplegia, Absent speech, and Brisk reflexes. 22 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Brain and nerves | 10 | Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure, Spastic tetraplegia, Absent speech |
PPIL1 function has not been fully characterized.
Pontocerebellar hypoplasia, type 14 is associated with mutations in the PPIL1 gene on chromosome 6.
Genetic testing for PPIL1 is available. Testing is considered confirmatory for diagnosis.
Phenotype severity distribution: 7 always present features, 3 very common features, 4 common features.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for pontocerebellar hypoplasia, type 14.
9 publications have been identified in PubMed for pontocerebellar hypoplasia, type 14. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (33%), Basic Science / Preclinical (22%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (22%).
Drobňaková S (2026). [PMID: 42195294](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42195294/). *Life (Basel)*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Abdel-Salam GMH (2026). [PMID: 41436176](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41436176/). *J Med Genet*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Arkush L (2025). [PMID: 40745490](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40745490/). *Eur J Hum Genet*. [Case Report / Case Series]
van Noort SAM (2025). [PMID: 41427983](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41427983/). *Cerebellum*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Mercan M (2025). [PMID: 40085521](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40085521/). *Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Data assembled from 6 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Blood and immune system |
2 |
Persistently decreased total neutrophil count, Low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) |
Muscles | 1 | Low muscle tone (hypotonia) |
Baneshi M (2025). [PMID: 42038819](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42038819/). *Galen Med J*. [Gene Therapy / Novel Therapeutics]
Ji L (2025). [PMID: 40608414](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40608414/). *J Clin Invest*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Ray Das S (2025). [PMID: 40857589](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40857589/). *Am J Hum Genet*. [Gene Therapy / Novel Therapeutics]
Abdelkhalek ZS (2024). [PMID: 39551846](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39551846/). *Sci Rep*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]