raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:56425

Cold agglutinin disease

Synonyms: CAD · CAS · Chronic cold agglutinin disease · Cold agglutinin syndrome

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

Cold agglutinin disease is a type of autoimmune hemolytic anemia defined by the presence of cold autoantibodies (autoantibodies which are active at temperatures below 30°C).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCold agglutinin diseaseCAD · CAS · Chronic cold agglutinin disease · Cold agglutinin syndrome
frMaladie des agglutinines froidesCAD · CAS · Syndrome des agglutinines froides
deKälteagglutininkrankheitCAD · CAS · Kälteagglutinin-Syndrom · Kälteagglutininkrankheit, chronische
esEnfermedad de las crioaglutininasEnfermedad de la aglutinina fría
itMalattia delle agglutinine freddeCAD · CAS · Malattia cronica delle agglutinine fredde · Sindrome delle agglutinine fredde
nlKoude agglutinine-ziekteCAD · CAS · Chronische koude agglutinine-ziekte · Koude agglutinine-syndroom
ptDoença de aglutininas frias
plChoroba zimnych aglutyninCAD · CAS · Przewlekła choroba zimnychaglutynin · Zespół zimnych aglutynin
csNemoc chladových aglutininůCAD · CAS · Chronická nemoc chladových aglutininů · Syndrom chladových aglutininů
ukХвороба холодового аглютинінуCAD · CAS · Хронічна хвороба холодового аглютиніну · Синдром холодового аглютиніну
zh冷凝集素病慢性冷凝集素病
trSoğuk aglutinin hastalığıCAD · CAS · Soğuk aglutinin sendromu · Kronik soğuk aglutinin hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10D59.1NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-113A20.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0018922Evalidated
UMLSC0175816Evalidated
GARD6130Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.19 / 100 000NorwayValue and classValidatedORPHANET
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.05 / 100 000ItalyValue 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

14 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0002960Autoimmunity
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001878Hemolytic anemia
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0000980Pallor
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0012086Abnormal urinary color
HP:0003418Back pain
HP:0002014Diarrhea
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0001744Splenomegaly

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card