raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:238475

Familial hypercholanemia

Synonyms: Hereditary hypercholanemia

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

Familial hypercholanemia is a very rare genetic disorder characterized clinically by elevated serum bile acid concentrations, itching, and fat malabsorption reported in patients of Old Order Amish descent.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial hypercholanemiaHereditary hypercholanemia
frHypercholanémie familialeHypercholanémie héréditaire
deHypercholanämie, familiäreHypercholanämie, hereditäre
esHipercolanemia familiarHipercolanemia hereditaria
itIpercolanemia familiareIpercolanemia ereditaria
nlFamiliale hypercholanemieErfelijke hypercholanemie
ptHipercolanemia familiar
plRodzinna hipercholanemia/podwyższone stężenie kwasów żółciowych w osoczuDziedziczna hipercholanemia
csFamiliární hypercholanemieHereditární hypercholanemie
ukСімейна гіперхоланеміяСпадкова гіперхоланемія
zh家族性高胆烷血症遗传性高胆烷血症
trAilesel hiperkolanemiKalıtsal hiperkolanemi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607748BTNTvalidated
OMIM619232BTNTvalidated
OMIM619256BTNTvalidated
ICD-10K76.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C52.11NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO31446Evalidated
UMLSC1843139Evalidated

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

5 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
BAATDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:932ENSG000001368816029389q31.1bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase12704386[PMID]
EPHX1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3401ENSG000001438191328101q42.12epoxide hydrolase 112878321[PMID]_25992604[PMID]
SLC10A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10905ENSG0000010065218239614q24.1solute carrier family 10 member 128835676[PMID]
SLC10A5Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:229818q21.13solute carrier family 10 member 538986003[PMID]
TJP2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11828ENSG000001191396077099q21.11tight junction protein 212704386[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families23 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
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

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

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Sources for this card