raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:774

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Synonyms: HHT · Rendu-Osler disease · Rendu-Osler-Weber disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

An inherited disorder of angiogenesis characterized by mucocutaneous telangiectases and visceral arteriovenous malformations.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaHHT · Rendu-Osler disease · Rendu-Osler-Weber disease
frTélangiectasie hémorragique héréditaireHHT · Maladie de Rendu-Osler · Maladie de Rendu-Osler-Weber
deHereditäre hämorrhagische TeleangiektasieHHT · Morbus Osler · Osler-Rendu-Weber-Syndrom · Rendu-Osler-Weber-Krankheit
esTelangiectasia hemorrágica hereditariaEnfermedad de Rendu-Osler · Enfermedad de Rendu-Osler-Weber · HHT
itTelangectasia emorragica ereditariaHHT · Malattia di Rendu-Osler · Malattia di Rendu-Osler-Weber
nlErfelijke hemorragische teleangiëctasieHHT · Ziekte van Rendu-Osler · Ziekte van Rendu-Osler-Weber
ptTelangiectasia hemorrágica hereditáriaDoença de Rendu-Osler-Weber
plDziedziczna krwotoczna telangiektazjaChoroba Rendu i Oslera · Choroba Rendu, Oslera i Webera · HHT
csHereditární hemoragická teleangiektázieHHT · Renduova-Oslerova nemoc · Oslerova-Renduova-Weberova nemoc · Angiodysplastický syndrom, typ III · Rendu-Oslerova nemoc · Osler-Rendu-Weberova nemoc
ukСпадкова геморагічна телеангіектазіяHHT · Хвороба Рендю-Ослера · Хвороба Рендю-Ослера-Вебера
zh遗传性出血性毛细血管扩张症Rendu-Osler-Weber病
trKalıtsal hemorajik telenjiektaziHHT · Rendu-Osler hastalığı · Rendu-Osler-Weber hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM175050NTBTvalidated
OMIM187300BTNTvalidated
OMIM600376BTNTvalidated
OMIM610655BTNTvalidated
OMIM615506BTNTvalidated
ICD-10I78.0Especificvalidated
ICD-11LA90.00Especificvalidated
MONDO0019180Evalidated
MeSHD013683Evalidated
UMLSC0039445Evalidated
GARD6626Evalidated
MedDRA10019883Evalidated

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 (13):

No children.

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Genes

4 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ACVRL1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:175ENSG0000013956760128412q13.13activin A receptor like type 120301525[PMID]
ENGDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3349ENSG000001069911311959q34.11endoglin20301525[PMID]
GDF2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4217ENSG0000026376160512010q11.22growth differentiation factor 223972370[PMID]
SMAD4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6770ENSG0000014164660099318q21.2SMAD family member 420301525[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

7 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00016 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated30111344[PMID]_[EXPERT]_European Medicines Agency 2018[OTHER]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00043.5 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated12157905[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0002.5 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated1518020[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00015.6 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidated10095814[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00016.25 / 100 000JapanValue and classValidated11793473[PMID]_ORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0006.1 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated7802026[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00019.4 / 100 000Specific populationValue and classValidated8242961[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

36 annotations · validated 2023-10-26
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000421EpistaxisDiagnostic criterion
HP:0000214Lip telangiectasia
HP:0100579Mucosal telangiectasiaeDiagnostic criterion
HP:0000434Nasal mucosa telangiectasia
HP:0004406Spontaneous, recurrent epistaxisDiagnostic criterion
HP:0001009TelangiectasiaDiagnostic criterion
HP:0100585Telangiectasia of the skin
HP:0000227Tongue telangiectasia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011025Abnormality of cardiovascular system physiology
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0100026Arteriovenous malformationDiagnostic criterion
HP:0006574Hepatic arteriovenous malformation
HP:0002076Migraine
HP:0001409Portal hypertension
HP:0006548Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
HP:0100761Visceral angiomatosis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0100659Abnormality of the cerebral vasculature
HP:0002408Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
HP:0001342Cerebral hemorrhage
HP:0001394Cirrhosis
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0000524Conjunctival telangiectasia
HP:0002040Esophageal varix
HP:0002629Gastrointestinal arteriovenous malformation
HP:0002239Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
HP:0002105Hemoptysis
HP:0001399Hepatic failure
HP:0200008Intestinal polyposis
HP:0100784Peripheral arteriovenous fistula
HP:0002092Pulmonary arterial hypertension
HP:0002204Pulmonary embolism
HP:0007763Retinal telangiectasia
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002138Subarachnoid hemorrhage
HP:0002326Transient ischemic attack
HP:0004936Venous thrombosis

Run the differential on the 8 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 20301525[PMID]_36079173[PMID]_35792874[PMID]

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