raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:48

Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens

Synonyms: CBAVD · Congenital bilateral agenesis of vas deferens · Congenital bilateral aplasia of vas deferens

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Multigenic/multifactorial
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult
Status
active

A rare non-syndromic urogenital tract malformation characterized by improper development of the vas deferens leading to male infertility.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital bilateral absence of vas deferensCBAVD · Congenital bilateral agenesis of vas deferens · Congenital bilateral aplasia of vas deferens
frAbsence congénitale bilatérale des canaux déférentsABCD · Agénésie congénitale bilatérale des canaux déférents · Aplasie congénitale bilatérale des canaux déférents
deVas-deferens-Aplasie, bilaterale kongenitaleCBAVD · Kongenitale bilaterale Agenesie der Samenleiter
esAusencia congénita bilateral de los conductos deferentesCBAVD · Agenesia congénita bilateral de los conductos deferentes · Aplasia congénita bilateral de los conductos deferentes
itAssenza bilaterale congenita dei vasi deferentiCBAVD · Agenesia bilaterale congenita dei vasi deferenti · Aplasia bilaterale congenita dei vasi deferenti
nlCongenitale bilaterale afwezigheid van vas deferensCongenitale bilaterale afwezigheid van zaadleider · Congenitale bilaterale agenesie van vas deferens · Congenitale bilaterale aplasie van vas deferens · CBAVD
ptAplasia dos canais deferentes bilateral congénita
plWrodzony brak nasieniowodówWrodzona obustronna aplazja nasieniowodów · Wrodzona obustronna agenezja nasieniowodów
csVrozená oboustranná absence vas deferensVrozená bilatelární ageneze vas deferens · Vrozená bilatelární aplázie vas deferens · CBAVD
ukВроджена двобічна відсутність сімявивідних протоківВроджена двобічна агенезія сімявивідних протоків · Вроджена двостороння аплазія сімявивідних проток
zh先天性双侧输精管缺如先天性双侧输精管不发育
trVas deferens doğumsal bilateral yokluğuVas deferens'in Doğumsal bilateral aplazisi · Vas deferens'in Doğumsal bilateral agenezisi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM277180BTNTvalidated
OMIM300985BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q55.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LB57NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0018801Evalidated
MeSHC535984Evalidated
UMLSC0403814Evalidated
GARD5461Evalidated
MedDRA10010670Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ADGRG2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4516ENSG00000173698300572Xp22.13adhesion G protein-coupled receptor G227476656[PMID]
CFTRDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1884ENSG000000016266024217q31.2CF transmembrane conductance regulator7539342[PMID]_10651488[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00050 / 100 000EuropeValue and classNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

7 annotations · validated 2024-02-22
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012873Absent vas deferens
HP:0003251Male infertility
HP:0011962Obstructive azoospermia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0430121Seminal vesicle agenesis
HP:0000122Unilateral renal agenesis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0012210Abnormal renal morphology
HP:0000798Oligozoospermia

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 24839497[PMID]_32025909[PMID]_30136289[PMID]_8697849[PMID]_9302172[PMID]_8916686[PMID]_5656994[PMID]_24286764[PMID]_7823702[PMID]_7739684[PMID]_7968122[PMID]

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