raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:53035

Caroli disease

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Caroli disease (CD) is a rare congenital liver disease characterized by non-obstructive cystic dilatations of the intra-hepatic and rarely extra-hepatic bile ducts.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCaroli disease
frMaladie de Caroli
deCaroli-Krankheit
esEnfermedad de Caroli
itMalattia di Caroli
nlZiekte van Caroli
ptDoença de Caroli
plChoroba Caroliego
csCaroliho nemoc
ukХвороба Каролі
zhCaroli病
trCaroli hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM600643Evalidated
ICD-10Q44.6NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LB20.00NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010913Evalidated
MeSHD016767Evalidated
UMLSC0162510Evalidated
GARD6002Evalidated
MedDRA10013003Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PKHD1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9016ENSG000001709276067026p12.3-p12.2PKHD1 ciliary IPT domain containing fibrocystin/polyductin24710345[PMID]_26385851[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.1 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated14696493[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_15559623[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

33 annotations · validated 2021-03-26
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001396Cholestasis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0030151Cholangitis
HP:0002908Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
HP:0003155Elevated circulating alkaline phosphatase concentration
HP:0030948Elevated gamma-glutamyltransferase level
HP:0001406Intrahepatic cholestasis
HP:0000952Jaundice
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0032545Abdominal rigidity
HP:0002039Anorexia
HP:0001541Ascites
HP:0025143Chills
HP:0001081Cholelithiasis
HP:0001394Cirrhosis
HP:0032106Conjunctival icterus
HP:0031964Elevated circulating alanine aminotransferase concentration
HP:0002040Esophageal varix
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0001974Increased total leukocyte count
HP:0002018Nausea
HP:0000113Polycystic kidney dysplasia
HP:0000989Pruritus
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0002013Vomiting
HP:0001824Weight loss
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0002613Biliary cirrhosis
HP:0030153Cholangiocarcinoma
HP:0001395Hepatic fibrosis
HP:0100523Liver abscess
HP:0001409Portal hypertension
Excluded (0%)
HP:0045056Abnormal levels of alpha-fetoprotein
HP:0001405Periportal fibrosis

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 22908976[PMID]_30020679[PMID]

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Sources for this card