raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:288

Hereditary elliptocytosis

Synonyms: HE

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

Hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) is a rare clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder of the red cell membrane characterized by manifestations ranging from mild to severe transfusion-dependent hemolytic anemia but with the majority of patients being asymptomatic.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHereditary elliptocytosisHE
frElliptocytose familialeEH · Elliptocytose héréditaire
deElliptozytose, hereditäre= en
esEliptocitosis hereditaria= en
itEllissocitosi ereditaria= en
nlErfelijke elliptocytose= en
ptEliptocitose hereditária
plEliptocytoza dziedziczna= en
csDědičná eliptocytóza= en
ukСпадковий еліптоцитоз= en
zh遗传性椭圆形红细胞增多症= en
trKalıtsal elliptositoz= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM130600BTNTvalidated
OMIM235370BTNTvalidated
OMIM611804BTNTvalidated
OMIM617948BTNTvalidated
ICD-10D58.1Especificvalidated
ICD-113A10.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0017319Evalidated
MeSHD004612Evalidated
UMLSC0013902Evalidated
GARD6621Evalidated
MedDRA10014490Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

4 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
EPB41Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3377ENSG000001590231305001p35.3erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.123664421[PMID]
GYPCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4704ENSG000001367321107502q14.3glycophorin C (Gerbich blood group)1884026[PMID]_8353290[PMID]
SPTA1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11272ENSG000001635541828601q23.1spectrin alpha, erythrocytic 123664421[PMID]
SPTBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11274ENSG0000007018218287014q23.3spectrin beta, erythrocytic23664421[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated[EXPERT]

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

23 annotations · validated 2019-05-16
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0001877Abnormal erythrocyte morphology
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0004445Elliptocytosis
HP:0005502Increased red cell osmotic fragility
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004804Congenital hemolytic anemia
HP:0003546Exercise intolerance
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001878Hemolytic anemia
HP:0002904Hyperbilirubinemia
HP:0000952Jaundice
HP:0003265Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
HP:0004447Poikilocytosis
HP:0006579Prolonged neonatal jaundice
HP:0001923Reticulocytosis
HP:0200042Skin ulcer
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0004446Stomatocytosis
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0025143Chills
HP:0001081Cholelithiasis
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002007Frontal bossing
HP:0001789Hydrops fetalis
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardation

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 32966004[PMID]_30369757[PMID]_23664421[PMID]_27667160[PMID]_3818958[PMID]_3708157[PMID]_3801663[PMID]

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Sources for this card