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.
Term:
Progressive Encephalopathy, with or without Lipodystrophy
Progressive encephalopathy with or without lipodystrophy is a severe neurodegenerative disorder characterized by developmental regression of motor and cognitive skills in the first years of life, often leading to death in the first decade.