raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:14

Abetalipoproteinemia

Synonyms: Bassen-Kornzweig disease

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

A severe, familial hypobetalipoproteinemia characterized by permanently low levels (below the 5th percentile) of apolipoprotein B and LDL cholesterol, and by growth delay, malabsorption, hepatomegaly, and neurological and neuromuscular manifestations.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAbetalipoproteinemiaBassen-Kornzweig disease
frAbêtalipoprotéinémieMaladie de Bassen-Kornzweig
deAbetalipoproteinämieBassen-Kornzweig-Krankheit · Bassen-Kornzweig-Syndrom
esAbetalipoproteinemiaEnfermedad de Bassen-Kornzweig
itAbetalipoproteinemiaMalattia di Bassen-Kornzweig
nlAbètalipoproteïnemieZiekte van Bassen-Kornzweig
ptAbetalipoproteinemiaAcantocitose · Doença de Bassen-Kornzweig
plAbetalipoproteinemiaChoroba Bassena i Kornzweiga · Homozygotyczna rodzinna hipobetalipoproteinemia
csAbetalipoproteinemieHomozygotní familiární hypobetalipoproteinémie · Bassenův-Kornzweigův syndrom · Bassen-Kornzweigův syndrom
ukАбеталіпопротеїнеміяХвороба Бассена-Корнцвейга · Гомозиготна сімейна гіпобеталіпопротеїнемія
zh无β脂蛋白血症纯合子性家族性β-脂蛋白过少血症
trAbetalipoproteinemiBassen-Kornzweig hastalığı · Homozigot ailesel hipobetalipoproteinemi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM200100BTNTnot yet validated
ICD-10E78.6NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-115C81.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008692Evalidated
MeSHD000012Evalidated
UMLSC0000744Evalidated
GARD5Evalidated
MedDRA10083851Evalidated

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 (9):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MTTPDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7467ENSG000001388231571474q23microsomal triglyceride transfer protein22378282[PMID]_24288038[PMID]_23556456[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_30358967[PMID]
Cases/families100 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated30358967[PMID]

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

63 annotations · validated 2020-03-24
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0025201Abnormal circulating apolipoprotein concentration
HP:0000707Abnormality of the nervous system
HP:0001927Acanthocytosis
HP:0002630Fat malabsorption
HP:0100513Low levels of vitamin E
HP:0002570Steatorrhea
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007703Abnormality of retinal pigmentation
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0001284Areflexia
HP:0002028Chronic diarrhea
HP:0000551Color vision defect
HP:0003233Decreased HDL cholesterol concentration
HP:0003563Decreased LDL cholesterol concentration
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0002904Hyperbilirubinemia
HP:0003073Hypoalbuminemia
HP:0003146Hypocholesterolemia
HP:0012153Hypotriglyceridemia
HP:0004905Low levels of vitamin A
HP:0100512Low levels of vitamin D
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0000662Nyctalopia
HP:0000529Progressive visual loss
HP:0001923Reticulocytosis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0002136Broad-based gait
HP:0025022Decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate
HP:0009053Distal lower limb muscle weakness
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0001310Dysmetria
HP:0002910Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0001397Hepatic steatosis
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0007894Hypopigmentation of the fundus
HP:0006858Impaired distal proprioception
HP:0010831Impaired proprioception
HP:0002495Impaired vibratory sensation
HP:0002751Kyphoscoliosis
HP:0003198Myopathy
HP:0000938Osteopenia
HP:0001761Pes cavus
HP:0002403Positive Romberg sign
HP:0008151Prolonged prothrombin time
HP:0000510Rod-cone dystrophy
HP:0000575Scotoma
HP:0003376Steppage gait
HP:0001762Talipes equinovarus
HP:0002493Upper motor neuron dysfunction
HP:0002013Vomiting
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001892Abnormal bleeding
HP:0000618Blindness
HP:0001640Cardiomegaly
HP:0001394Cirrhosis
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0012804Corneal ulceration
HP:0001395Hepatic fibrosis
HP:0000821Hypothyroidism
HP:0001097Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
HP:0000602Ophthalmoplegia
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0002878Respiratory failure

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 30358967[PMID]_30398540[PMID]_24288038[PMID]_21827896[PMID]

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