raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1195

Congenital atransferrinemia

Synonyms: Congenital hypotransferrinemia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

Congenital atransferrinemia is a very rare hematologic disease caused by a transferrin (TF) deficiency and characterized by microcytic, hypochromic anemia (manifesting with pallor, fatigue and growth retardation) and iron overload, and that can be fatal if left untreated.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital atransferrinemiaCongenital hypotransferrinemia
frAtransferrinémie congénitaleHypotransferrinémie congénitale
deAtransferrinämie, kongenitaleHypotransferrinämie, kongenitale
esAtransferrinemia congénitaHipotransferrinemia congénita
itAtransferrinemia congenita
nlCongenitale atransferrinemieCongenitale hypotransferrinemie
ptAtransferrinemia congénita
plWrodzona atransferynemiaWrodzona hipotransferynemia
csVrozená atransferinemieVrozená hypotransferinemie
ukВроджена атрансферинеміяВроджена гіпотрансферинемія
zh先天性无转铁蛋白血症先天性低转铁蛋白血症
trDoğumsal atransferrinemiDoğumsal hipotransferrinemi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM209300Evalidated
ICD-10E88.0NTBTindexvalidated
ICD-115D0YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008846Evalidated
MeSHC538259Evalidated
UMLSC0521802Evalidated
GARD9595Evalidated
MedDRA10083911Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TFDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11740ENSG000000915131900003q22.1transferrin
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families16 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated19696475[PMID]_23888904[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

6 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001903Anemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002719Recurrent infections
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001626Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
HP:0001732Abnormality of the pancreas
HP:0001369Arthritis
HP:0000821Hypothyroidism

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card