raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2133

Hemoglobin E disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Hemoglobin E disease (HbE) is a hemoglobinopathy characterized by production of abnormal variant hemoglobin known as hemoglobin E, with a generally benign, asymptomatic presentation.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHemoglobin E disease
frHémoglobinose E
deHämoglobin-E-Krankheit
esHemoglobinosis E
itEmoglobinopatia E
nlHemoglobine E-ziekte
ptDoença de hemoglobina E
plChoroba hemoglobiny E
csHemoglobinopatie s hemoglobinem E
ukХвороба гемоглобіну Е
zh血红蛋白E病
trHemoglobin E hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10D58.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A51.AEspecificvalidated
MONDO0016243Evalidated
UMLSC0238159Evalidated
GARD2641Evalidated
MedDRA10053215Evalidated

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
HBBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4827ENSG0000024473414190011p15.4hemoglobin subunit beta21886666[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

13 annotations · validated 2021-08-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011902Abnormal hemoglobin
HP:0010972Anemia of inadequate production
HP:0025066Decreased mean corpuscular volume
HP:0032231Hypochromia
HP:0004840Hypochromic microcytic anemia
HP:0020059Increased red blood cell count
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011905Reduced hemoglobin A
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004817Drug-sensitive hemolytic anemia
HP:0005546Increased red cell osmotic resistance
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0001622Premature birth
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0005268Spontaneous abortion

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 27456306[PMID]_17654063[PMID]_21886666[PMID]

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