raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2224

Hypertryptophanemia

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

A rare inborn error of metabolism characterized by congenital hypertryptophanemia and hyperserotonemia. Patients are typically asymptomatic, although developmental delay, intellectual disability, and behavioral abnormalities, among others, have been reported in association.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHypertryptophanemia
frHypertryptophanémie familiale
deHypertryptophanämie, familiäre
esHipertriptofanemia familiar
itIpertriptofanemia
nlHypertryptofanemie
ptHipertriptofanemia
plHipertrypofanemia
csHypertryptofanemie
ukГіпертриптофанемія
zh高色氨酸血症
trHipertriptofanemi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM600627Evalidated
ICD-10E70.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.3NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010907Evalidated
MeSHC563467Evalidated
UMLSC2931837Evalidated
GARD2871Evalidated

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
TDO2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11708ENSG000001517901910704q32.1tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase28285122[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families12 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

3 annotations · validated 2025-02-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0500134Hypertryptophanemia
HP:0003144Increased serum serotonin
HP:0003361Tryptophanuria

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 28285122[PMID]_36188218[PMID]

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Sources for this card