raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:822

Hereditary spherocytosis

Synonyms: Minkowski-Chauffard disease

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

Hereditary spherocytosis is a congenital hemolytic anemia with a wide clinical spectrum (from symptom-free carriers to severe hemolysis) characterized by anemia, variable jaundice, splenomegaly and cholelithiasis.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHereditary spherocytosisMinkowski-Chauffard disease
frSphérocytose héréditaireMaladie de Minkowski-Chauffard
deSphärozytose, hereditäreKugelzellenanämie · Minkowski-Chauffard-Syndrom
esEsferocitosis hereditariaEnfermedad de Minkowski-Chauffard
itSferocitosi ereditariaSindrome di Minkowski-Chauffard
nlHereditaire sferocytoseErfelijke sferocytose · Ziekte van Minkowski-Chauffard
ptEsferocitose hereditária
plSferocytoza dziedzicznaChoroba Minkowskiego i Chauffarda
csHereditární sférocytózaMinkowskiho-Chauffardova nemoc · Minkowski-Chauffardova nemoc
ukСпадковий сфероцитозХвороба Мінковського-Шоффара
zh遗传性球形红细胞增多症Minkowski-Chauffard病
trKalıtsal sferositozMinkowski-Chauffard hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM182900Evalidated
OMIM270970BTNTvalidated
OMIM612653BTNTvalidated
OMIM612690BTNTvalidated
OMIM616649BTNTvalidated
ICD-10D58.0Especificvalidated
ICD-113A10.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0019350Evalidated
MeSHD013103Evalidated
UMLSC0037889Evalidated
GARD6639Evalidated
MedDRA10019904Evalidated

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):

No children.

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Genes

5 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ANK1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:492ENSG000000295346126418p11.21ankyrin 123664421[PMID]
EPB42Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3381ENSG0000016694717707015q15.2erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.223664421[PMID]
SLC4A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11027ENSG0000000493910927017q21.31solute carrier family 4 member 1 (Diego blood group)23664421[PMID]
SPTA1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11272ENSG000001635541828601q23.1spectrin alpha, erythrocytic 123664421[PMID]
SPTBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11274ENSG0000007018218287014q23.3spectrin beta, erythrocytic23664421[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00050 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidated1554800[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00020 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated14476391[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—EuropeClass onlyValidated[EXPERT]_1554800[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

27 annotations · validated 2019-05-14
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0005502Increased red cell osmotic fragility
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0001081Cholelithiasis
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0002904Hyperbilirubinemia
HP:0100724Hypercoagulability
HP:0011900Hypofibrinogenemia
HP:0025548Increased mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
HP:0000952Jaundice
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0000980Pallor
HP:0001923Reticulocytosis
HP:0004444Spherocytosis
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0005525Spontaneous hemolytic crises
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0025143Chills
HP:0001978Extramedullary hematopoiesis
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0040186Maculopapular exanthema
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0001723Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0003270Abdominal distention
HP:0001997Gout
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0200042Skin ulcer

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 30511538[PMID]_30763822[PMID]_30969619[PMID]_28463670[PMID]_24624460[PMID]

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Sources for this card