raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:332

Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency

Synonyms: Congenital pernicious anemia · Gastric intrinsic factor deficiency · Hereditary juvenile megaloblastic anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency · IFD · Intrinsic factor deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency (IFD) is a rare disorder of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) absorption that is characterized by megaloblastic anemia and neurological abnormalities.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital intrinsic factor deficiencyCongenital pernicious anemia · Gastric intrinsic factor deficiency · Hereditary juvenile megaloblastic anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency · IFD · Intrinsic factor deficiency
frDéficit congénital en facteur intrinsèqueAnémie héréditaire juvénile mégaloblastique due à une carence en facteur intrinsèque · Anémie pernicieuse congénitale · Déficit en facteur intrinsèque · Déficit en facteur intrinsèque gastrique · IFD
deIntrinsic-Faktor-Mangel, kongenitalerAnämie, juvenile megaloblastische, durch Intrinsic-Faktor-Mangel · Anämie, perzinöse, kongenitale · IFD · Intrinsic-Faktor-Mangel
esDeficiencia congénita de factor intrínsecoAnemia megaloblástica hereditaria juvenil por deficiencia de factor intrínseco · Anemia perniciosa congénita · DFI · Deficiencia de factor intrínseco · Deficiencia de factor intrínseco gástrico
itDeficit congenito del fattore intrinsecoAnemia megaloblastica giovanile ereditaria da deficit del fattore intrinseco · Anemia perniciosa congenita · Deficit del fattore intrinseco · Deficit gastrico del fattore intrinseco · IFD
nlCongenitale deficiëntie van intrinsieke factorCongenitale pernicieuze anemie · Deficiëntie van gastrische intrinsieke factor · Deficiëntie van intrinsieke factor · Erfelijke juveniele megaloblastaire anemie door deficiëntie van intrinsieke factor · Erfelijke juveniele megaloblastische anemie door deficiëntie van intrinsieke factor · IFD
ptDeficiência de fator intrínseco congénitaAnemia megaloblástica juvenil hereditária por deficiência de fator intrínseco · Anemia perniciosa congénita · Deficiência de fator intrínseco · Deficiência de fator intrínseco gástrico · IFD
plWrodzony Niedobór czynnika wewnętrznegoDziedziczna młodzieńcza niedokrwistość megaloblastyczna z powodu niedoboru czynnika wewnętrznego · IFD · Niedobór czynnika wewnętrznego · Niedobór żołądkowego czynnika wewnętrznego · Wrodzona niedokrwistość złośliwa
csVrozený deficit vnitřního faktoruVrozená perniciozní anémie · IFD · Deficit žaludečního vnitřního faktoru · Hereditární juvenilní megaloblastická anémie způsobená deficitem vnitřního faktoru · Deficit vnitřního faktoru
ukВроджений дефіцит внутрішнього фактора IFВроджена перніціозна анемія · Дефіцит внутрішнього шлункового фактора · Спадкова ювенільна мегалобластна анемія внаслідок дефіциту внутрішнього фактора · IFD · Дефіцит внутрішнього фактора
zh先天性内因子缺乏性贫血内因子缺乏所致遗传性青少年性巨幼细胞性贫血
trDoğumsal intrinsik eksikliğiIFD · İntrinsik faktör eksikliği · Doğumsal pernisiyöz anemi · Gastrik intrinsik faktör eksikliği · İntrinsik faktör eksikliğine bağlı kalıtsal jüvenil megaloblastik anemi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM243320BTNTvalidated
OMIM261000Evalidated
ICD-10D51.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A01.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009852Evalidated
MONDO9852Evalidated
MeSHC563242Evalidated
UMLSC1394891Evalidated
GARD3024Evalidated
MedDRA10070440Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CBLIFDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4268ENSG0000013481260934211q12.1cobalamin binding intrinsic factor14695536[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families100 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

17 annotations · validated 2025-06-03
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0005219Absence of intrinsic factor
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0100502Decreased circulating vitamin B12 concentration
HP:0001889Megaloblastic anemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0025406Asthenia
HP:0000726Dementia
HP:0002160Hyperhomocystinemia
HP:0002912Methylmalonic acidemia
HP:0002719Recurrent infections
HP:0001328Specific learning disability
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0006827Atrophy of the spinal cord
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0200143Megaloblastic erythroid hyperplasia
HP:0012120Methylmalonic aciduria
HP:0003401Paresthesia
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
Excluded (0%)
HP:6000344Anti-intrinsic factor antibody positivity

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 35458234[PMID]_22929189[PMID]_22929189[PMID]_18620679[PMID]

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