raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:280615

Low oxygen affinity gamma chain hemoglobin disease

Type
Etiological subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Hemoglobinopathy Toms River is a rare, genetic hemoglobinopathy disorder, due to a defect in the gamma subunit of the fetal hemoglobin, characterized by neonatal cyanosis, low hemoglobin oxygen saturation levels without arterial hypoxemia, moderate anemia and reticulocytosis, not associated with heart or lung disease. Symptoms progressively subside within the first months of life.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enLow oxygen affinity gamma chain hemoglobin disease
frAnémie par hémoglobine hypoaffine gamma
deGamma-Globinketten-Hämoglobinopathie mit niedriger Sauerstoffaffinität
esEnfermedad de la hemoglobina de cadena gamma con baja afinidad por el oxígeno
itMalattia da catena gamma dell’emoglobina a bassa affinità per l'ossigeno
nlAandoening door gamma-hemoglobine met lage affiniteit voor zuurstofHemoglobinopathie van Toms River · Toms River-hemoglobinopathie · Voorbijgaande neonatale cyanose en anemie door Toms River-hemoglobine
ptDoença da hemoglobina da cadeia gama com baixa afinidade pelo oxigénioCianose neonatal transitória e anemia por hemoglobina Toms River
plHemoglobinopatia łańcuchów gamma o niskim powinowactwie do tlenuPrzejściowa sinica i niedokrwistość noworodkowa z powodu hemoglobiny Toms River
csHemoglobinopatie Toms RiverPřechodná neonatální cyanóza s anémií způsobená Toms River hemoglobinem
ukГемоглобінопатія Томс РіверТранзиторний неонатальний ціаноз та анемія через гемоглобін Томс Рівер
zhToms River血红蛋白病Toms River血红蛋白所致一过性新生儿紫癜和贫血
trHemoglobinopati Toms RiverToms River Hemoglobine bağlı geçici yenidoğan siyanoz ve anemiye

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM613977NTBTnot yet validated
ICD-10D58.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A50.4NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017238Evalidated
UMLSC5190689Evalidated

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
HBG2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4832ENSG0000019656514225011p15.4hemoglobin subunit gamma 221561349[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Cases/families10 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated21561349[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

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

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Sources for this card