raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:648562

Ferroportin disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Status
active

A rare disorder of iron metabolism and transport characterized by iron retention in macrophages (particularly of the liver and spleen), with a clinical picture of mild anemia and elevated of serum ferritin levels. Ferroportin disease is distinct from hemochromatosis as it is not associated with high transferrin saturation or low hepcidin concentrations.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFerroportin disease
frMaladie de la ferroportine
deFerroportin-Krankheit
esEnfermedad de la ferroportina
itMalattia correlata alla ferroportina
nlFerroportine-ziekte
ptDoença da ferroportina
plChoroba ferroportyny
csFerroportinové onemocnění
ukФерропортінова хвороба

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM606069NTBTvalidated
ICD-10E83.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C64.10NTBTindexvalidated
UMLSC1853733Evalidated

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
SLC40A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:10909ENSG000001384496046532q32.2solute carrier family 40 member 134601591[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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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