RGD uses the Human Disease Ontology (DO, https://disease-ontology.org/) for disease curation across species. RGD automatically downloads each new release of the ontology on a monthly basis. Some additional terms which are required for RGD's curation purposes but are not currently covered in the official version of DO have been added. As corresponding terms are added to DO, these custom terms are retired and the DO terms substituted in existing annotations and subsequently used for curation.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood is a rare syndrome characterized by infantile onset of episodic hemi- or quadriplegia. Most cases are accompanied by dystonic posturing, choreoathetoid movements, abnormal ocular movements, developmental delay, and progressive cognitive impairment. Alternating hemiplegia of childhood-2 (AHC2) is caused by heterozygous mutation in the ATP1A3 gene on chromosome 19q13. (OMIM)