raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:79292

Fish-eye disease

Synonyms: FED · Partial LCAT deficiency

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult
Status
active

Fish eye disease (FED) is a form of genetic LCAT (lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase) deficiency characterized clinically by corneal opacifications, and biochemically by significantly reduced HDL cholesterol and partial LCAT enzyme deficiency.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFish-eye diseaseFED · Partial LCAT deficiency
frMaladie des yeux de poissonDéficit partiel en LCAT · FED · Ichtyophtalmie
deFischaugen-SyndromFED · LCAT-Mangel, partieller
esEnfermedad del ojo de pezDeficiencia parcial de LCAT · FED
itMalattia degli occhi da pesceDeficit parziale di LCAT · FED
nlFish-eye ziekteFED · Partiële LCAT-deficiëntie · Visoogziekte
ptDoença de olho de peixe
plChoroba rybiego okaCzęściowy Niedobór LCAT · FED
csNemoc rybích očíFED · Parciální deficit LCAT
ukХвороба рибячого окаFED · Часткова недостатність LCAT
zh鱼眼病部分LCAT缺陷
trBalık gözü hastalığıFED · Kısmi LCAT eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM136120Evalidated
ICD-10E78.6NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C81.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007620Evalidated
UMLSC0342895Evalidated
GARD6450Evalidated

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:650LCAT deficiency
    rare inborn errors of metabolism; rare genetic diseases; rare renal diseases; rare ophthalmic disorders; rare endocrine diseases; rare transplant-related disorders

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
LCATDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:6522ENSG0000021339860696716q22.1lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase9162740[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families30 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

8 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0007957Corneal opacity
HP:0003233Decreased HDL cholesterol concentration
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001681Angina pectoris
HP:0002621Atherosclerosis
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0000505Visual impairment

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

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