raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:168612

Congenital deficiency in alpha-fetoprotein

Type
Biological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

Congenital deficiency in alpha-fetoprotein is a benign genetic condition characterized by a dramatically decreased level of alpha-fetoprotein in fetus or neonate.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital deficiency in alpha-fetoprotein
frDéficit congénital en alpha-foetoprotéine
deAlpha-Fetoprotein-Mangel, kongenitaler
esDeficiencia congénita de alfa-fetoproteína
itDeficit congenito di alfa-feto-proteina
nlCongenitale deficiëntie van alfa-foetoproteïne
ptDeficiência congénita de alfa-fetoproteína
plWrodzony Niedobór alfa-fetoproteiny
csVrozený deficit alfa-fetoproteinu
ukВроджений дефіцит альфа-фетопротеїну
zh先天性甲胎蛋白缺乏症
trDoğumsal alfa-fetoprotein eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM615969Evalidated
ICD-10R77.2NTBTattributednot yet validated
MONDO0014424Evalidated
UMLSC4274336Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
AFPDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:317ENSG000000810511041504q13.3alpha fetoprotein15280901[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families22 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated18854864[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_18854864[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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card