raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:83461

Congenital primary aphakia

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare developmental defect during embryogenesis characterised by an absence of the lens. CPAK can be associated with variable secondary ocular defects.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital primary aphakia
frAphakie primaire congénitale
deAphakie, kongenitale primäre
esAfaquia primaria congénita
itAfachia congenita primitiva
nlCongenitale primaire afakie
ptAfaquia primária congénita
plWrodzona pierwotna afakia
csVrozená primární afakie
ukВроджена первинна афакія
zh先天性原发性无晶状体
trDoğumsal primer afaki

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM610256Evalidated
ICD-10Q12.3Especificvalidated
ICD-11LA12.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0012456Evalidated
MeSHC537786Evalidated
UMLSC1853230Evalidated
GARD9952Evalidated
MedDRA10002947Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FOXE3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3808ENSG000001867906010941p33forkhead box E316826526[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—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

13 annotations · validated 2023-08-14
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0008062Aplasia/Hypoplasia affecting the anterior segment of the eye
HP:0007707Congenital aphakia
HP:0001087Developmental glaucoma
HP:0000568Microphthalmia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000504Abnormality of vision
HP:0011483Anterior synechiae of the anterior chamber
HP:0000588Optic disc coloboma
HP:0000541Retinal detachment
HP:0007973Retinal dysplasia
HP:0000647Sclerocornea
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000526Aniridia
HP:0100583Corneal perforation
HP:0000667Phthisis bulbi

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 35051625[PMID]

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Sources for this card