raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:33226

Waldenström macroglobulinemia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Multigenic/multifactorial
Age of onset
Elderly
Status
active

A rare indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, characterized by the infiltration of monoclonal lymphoplasmacytic cells in the bone marrow and the production of serum immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal protein.

1

Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enWaldenström macroglobulinemia
frMacroglobulinémie de Waldenström
deMakroglobulinämie Waldenström
esMacroglobulinemia de Waldenström
itMacroglobulinemia di Waldenström
nlMacroglobulinemie van Waldenström
ptMacroglobulinemia de Waldenström
plMakroglobulinemia Waldenströma
csWaldenströmova makroglobulinemie
ukМакроглобулінемія Вальденстрема
zh华氏巨球蛋白血症
trWaldenström makroglobulinemi

Definition in:

2

Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM153600Evalidated
OMIM610430BTNTvalidated
ICD-10C88.0Especificvalidated
ICD-112A85.4NTBTspecificvalidated
MONDO0100280Evalidated
MONDO100280Evalidated
MeSHD008258Evalidated
UMLSC0024419Evalidated
GARD7872Evalidated
MedDRA10047801Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

3

Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

4

Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MYD88Disease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7562ENSG000001729366021703p22.2MYD88 innate immune signal transduction adaptor23321251[PMID]_23532735[PMID]
5

Prevalence and incidence

7 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.81 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedRARECARE surveillance of rare cancers in Europe[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0002.05 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidatedOTHERitut National du Cancer 2013[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.38 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated22139816[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.55 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated17416416[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.31 / 100 000SpainValue and classValidated11736938[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 000—EuropeClass onlyValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2014[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

6

HPO phenotypes

45 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001909Leukemia
HP:0002665Lymphoma
HP:0005508Monoclonal immunoglobulin M proteinemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001874Abnormality of neutrophils
HP:0000225Gingival bleeding
HP:0100724Hypercoagulability
HP:0001897Normocytic anemia
HP:0000980Pallor
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
HP:0002321Vertigo
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0008046Abnormal retinal vascular morphology
HP:0002039Anorexia
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0006824Cranial nerve paralysis
HP:0100778Cryoglobulinemia
HP:0000965Cutis marmorata
HP:0002014Diarrhea
HP:0003565Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
HP:0000421Epistaxis
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002239Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
HP:0002024Malabsorption
HP:0002354Memory impairment
HP:0002076Migraine
HP:0010841Multifocal epileptiform discharges
HP:0010741Pedal edema
HP:0100539Periorbital edema
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
HP:0002202Pleural effusion
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0002113Pulmonary infiltrates
HP:0000979Purpura
HP:0002719Recurrent infections
HP:0004372Reduced consciousness
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0000573Retinal hemorrhage
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0001297Stroke
HP:0001025Urticaria
HP:0002633Vasculitis

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

7

Sources for this card