raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:438274

GCGR-related hyperglucagonemia

Synonyms: Mahvash disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A rare tumor of pancreas caused by mutations in the <i>GCGR</i> gene characterized by pancreatic alpha cell hyperplasia, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and markedly increased serum glucagon levels in the absence of a glucagonoma syndrome. Clinical manifestations may include abdominal pain, pancreatitis, fatigue, diarrhea, and diabetes mellitus.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enGCGR-related hyperglucagonemiaMahvash disease
frHyperglucagonémie associée à GCGRMaladie de Mahvash
deGCGR-abhängige HyperglucagonämieMahvash-Krankheit
esHiperglucagonemia asociada a GCGREnfermedad de Mahwash
itIperglucagonemia correlata a GCGRMalattia di Mahvash
nlGCGR-gerelateerde hyperglucagonemieZiekte van Mahvash
ptHiperglucagonemia GCGR-relacionada
plHiperglukagonemia zależna od GCGRChoroba Mahvasha
csGCGR-vázaná hyperglukagonémieMahvashina choroba
ukГіперглюкагонемія, повязана з GCGRХвороба Махваш
zhGCGR相关高胰高血糖素血症马赫瓦什综合征
trGCGR-ilişkili hiperglukagonemiMahvash hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM619290Evalidated
ICD-10E16.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115A42NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0018582Evalidated
UMLSC4763635Evalidated
GARD10460Evalidated

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
GCGRDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4192ENSG0000021564413803317q25.3glucagon receptor19657311[PMID]_25914784[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families8 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated25914784[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_25914784[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

10 annotations · validated 2018-02-14
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0030688Increased glucagon level
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0012440Abnormal biliary tract morphology
HP:0001081Cholelithiasis
HP:0030404Glucagonoma
HP:0002894Neoplasm of the pancreas
Excluded (0%)
HP:0000819Diabetes mellitus
HP:0031181Necrolytic migratory erythema
HP:0010280Stomatitis
HP:0002044Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 25914784[PMID]

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