raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2140

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Synonyms: CDH

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

A rare developmental defect during embryogenesis which can be a non-syndromic (70%) or syndromic (30%) diaphragmatic malformation characterized by a posterolateral defect of the diaphragm that allows passage of abdominal viscera into the thorax, leading to respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital diaphragmatic herniaCDH
frHernie de coupole diaphragmatiqueHCD · Hernie diaphragmatique congénitale
deZwerchfellhernie, kongenitale= en
esHernia diafragmática congénita= en
itErnia diaframmatica congenitaAgenesia diaframmatica · CDH
nlCongenitale hernia diaphragmaticaCHD · Congenitale middenrifbreuk
ptHérnia diafragmática congénitaAgenesia diafragmática
plWrodzona przepuklina przeponowaAgenezja przepony · CDH
csVrozená brániční kýla= en
ukВроджена діафрагмальна грижа= en
zh先天性膈疝= en
trDoğumsal diyafragma fıtığı= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM142340Evalidated
OMIM222400BTNTvalidated
OMIM306950BTNTvalidated
OMIM610187BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q79.0Especificvalidated
ICD-11LB00.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0005711Evalidated
MeSHD065630Evalidated
UMLSC0235833Evalidated
GARD1481Evalidated
MedDRA10010439Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

3 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
GATA6Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:4174ENSG0000014144860165618q11.2GATA binding protein 624385578[PMID]
LONP1Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:9479ENSG0000019636560549019p13.2lon peptidase 1, mitochondrial34547244[PMID]
ZFPM2Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:16700ENSG000001699466036938q23zinc finger protein, FOG family member 221525063[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

22 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00030 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated8982563[PMID]_[EXPERT]_ ORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00021.2 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00039.3 / 100 000AustriaValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2009[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00014.6 / 100 000BelgiumValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00011.4 / 100 000CroatiaValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00019.8 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00023.6 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0005.9 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00023.2 / 100 000HungaryValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00021.7 / 100 000IrelandValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00022.6 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00049.8 / 100 000MaltaValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00029.2 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00022.9 / 100 000NorwayValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0008.2 / 100 000PolandValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00018.9 / 100 000PortugalValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0009.4 / 100 000SpainValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00038.9 / 100 000SwitzerlandValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00019.7 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00022.3 / 100 000UkraineValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2011[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00033 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated1290156[PMID]
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

8 annotations · validated 2016-06-12
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000776Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0010315Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the diaphragm
HP:0012418Hypoxemia
HP:0002566Intestinal malrotation
HP:0000884Prominent sternum
HP:0002089Pulmonary hypoplasia
HP:0002098Respiratory distress

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 22214468[PMID]_1907381[PMID]_15937941[PMID]_7815446[PMID]

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Sources for this card