raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:53690

Congenital lactase deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adult, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Congenital lactase deficiency is a rare severe gastrointestinal disorder in newborns primarily reported in Finland and characterized clinically by watery diarrhea on feeding with breast-milk or lactose-containing formula.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital lactase deficiency
frDéficit congénital en lactase
deLaktase-Mangel, kongenitaler
esDeficiencia congénita de lactasa
itDeficit congenito di lattasi
nlCongenitale deficiëntie van lactase
ptDeficiência de lactase congénita
plWrodzony Niedobór laktazy
csVrozený deficit laktázyVrozená laktózová intolerance
ukВроджена лактазна недостатність
zh先天性乳糖酶缺乏
trDoğumsal laktaz eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM223000Evalidated
ICD-10E73.0Especificvalidated
ICD-115C61.61Especificvalidated
MONDO0009115Evalidated
MeSHC562600Evalidated
UMLSC0268179Evalidated
MedDRA10086148Evalidated

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
LCTDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6530ENSG000001158506032022q21.3lactase16400612[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0001.7 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedORPHANET

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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card