raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:79273

Hereditary coproporphyria

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult
Status
active

A rare acute hepatic porphyria characterized by neurovisceral attacks and, more rarely, skin lesions.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHereditary coproporphyria
frCoproporphyrie héréditaire
deKoproporphyrie, hereditäre
esCoproporfiria hereditaria
itCoproporfiria ereditaria
nlErfelijke coproporfyrie
ptCoproporfiria hereditária
plKoproporfiria dziedziczna
csHereditární koproporfyrie
ukСпадкова копропорфірія
zh遗传性粪卟啉症
trKalıtsal koproporfiri

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM121300Evalidated
ICD-10E80.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C58.1YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007369Evalidated
MeSHD046349Evalidated
UMLSC0162531Evalidated
GARD6619Evalidated
MedDRA10019866Evalidated

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):

  • ORPHA:95157Acute hepatic porphyria
    rare inborn errors of metabolism; rare genetic diseases; rare neurological diseases; rare hepatic diseases; rare skin diseases; rare renal diseases; rare transplant-related disorders

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CPOXDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2321ENSG000000808196127323q11.2coproporphyrinogen oxidase23236641[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

33 annotations · validated 2020-06-15
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0010472Abnormal circulating porphyrin concentration
HP:0003163Elevated urinary delta-aminolevulinic acid
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011121Abnormal skin morphology
HP:0000987Atypical scarring of skin
HP:0040319Dark urine
HP:0002460Distal muscle weakness
HP:0002572Episodic vomiting
HP:0012217Increased urinary porphobilinogen
HP:0009763Limb pain
HP:0002018Nausea
HP:0010473Porphyrinuria
HP:0008994Proximal muscle weakness in lower limbs
HP:0008997Proximal muscle weakness in upper limbs
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0008066Abnormal blistering of the skin
HP:0003418Back pain
HP:0000992Cutaneous photosensitivity
HP:0005325Extension of hair growth on temples to lateral eyebrow
HP:0009937Facial hirsutism
HP:0001030Fragile skin
HP:0001402Hepatocellular carcinoma
HP:0002902Hyponatremia
HP:0032936Intrusion symptom
HP:0008528Long hairs growing from helix of pinna
HP:0007178Motor polyneuropathy
HP:0000112Nephropathy
HP:0000709Psychosis
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0012850Small intestinal dysmotility
HP:0001649Tachycardia
Excluded (0%)
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0001945Fever

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 31085196[PMID]_23236641[PMID]_31085196[PMID]

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Sources for this card