raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:209981

IRIDA syndrome

Synonyms: Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia

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

IRIDA (Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive iron metabolism disorder characterized by iron deficiency anemia (hypochromic, microcytic) that is often unresponsive to oral iron intake and partially responsive to parenteral iron treatment.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIRIDA syndromeIron-refractory iron deficiency anemia
frSyndrome IRIDAAnémie par déficit en fer réfractaire au traitement par le fer
deIRIDA-SyndromEisenmangelanämie, eisenrefraktäre
esSíndrome IRIDAAnemia por deficiencia de hierro resistente al tratamiento por hierro
itSindrome IRIDAAnemia sideropenica refrattaria al trattamento con ferro
nlIRIDA-syndroomIJzer-refractaire ijzerdeficiëntieanemie
ptSíndrome IRIDA
plZespół IRIDAOporna na żelazo niedokrwistość z niedoboru żelaza
csIRIDA syndromAnémie z nedostatku železa nereagující na léčbu železem
ukСиндром IRIDAЗалізорезистентна залізодефіцитна анемія
zh铁难治性缺铁性贫血综合征铁难治性缺铁性贫血
trIRIDA sendromuDemire dirençli demir eksikliği anemisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM206200Evalidated
ICD-10D50.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A00.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008788Evalidated
MeSHC562385Evalidated
UMLSC0085576Evalidated
GARD10957Evalidated

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
TMPRSS6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:16517ENSG0000018704560986222q12.3transmembrane serine protease 619357398[PMID]_20232450[PMID]_25252070[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families75 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated28491880[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_28491880[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

10 annotations · validated 2024-03-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0025066Decreased mean corpuscular volume
HP:0004840Hypochromic microcytic anemia
HP:0001891Iron deficiency anemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0040303Decreased serum iron
HP:0012464Decreased transferrin saturation
HP:0031877Elevated circulating hepcidin concentration
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001017Anemic pallor
HP:0030318Angular cheilitis
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001596Alopecia
HP:0001598Concave nail

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 25064705[PMID]_30115430[PMID]_25805669[PMID]

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Sources for this card