raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:701

Alopecia universalis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive, Multigenic/multifactorial
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A disorder of most severe form of alopecia areata, an inflammatory disease of the hair follicle, which is characterized by a complete loss of hair of the scalp and all the hair-bearing areas of the body.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAlopecia universalis
frPelade universelle
deAlopecia universalis
esAlopecia universal
itAlopecia universale
nlAlopecia universalis
ptAlopecia universalis
plUtrata włosów na całym ciele
csAlopecia universalis
ukУніверсальна алопеція
zh全身毛发脱失
trAlopesi universalis

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM104000NTBTvalidated
OMIM203655BTNTvalidated
OMIM610753BTNTvalidated
ICD-10L63.1Especificvalidated
ICD-11ED70.2YNTBTindexvalidated
MeSHC537055Evalidated
UMLSC0263505Evalidated
GARD614Evalidated
MedDRA10001767Evalidated

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
HRDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:5172ENSG000001684536023028p21.3HR lysine demethylase and nuclear receptor corepressor9445480[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00025 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2006[OTHER]

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

13 annotations · validated 2023-09-15
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002223Absent eyebrow
HP:0000561Absent eyelashes
HP:0002289Alopecia universalis
HP:0002232Patchy alopecia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0003119Abnormal circulating lipid concentration
HP:0001597Abnormal nail morphology
HP:0000820Abnormality of the thyroid gland
HP:0001047Atopic dermatitis
HP:0002960Autoimmunity
HP:0000822Hypertension
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0003765Psoriasiform dermatitis
HP:0100651Type I diabetes mellitus
HP:0001045Vitiligo

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 27608049[PMID]

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Sources for this card