raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:848

Beta-thalassemia

Type
Clinical group
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

Beta-thalassemia (BT) is characterized by deficiency (Beta+) or absence (Beta0) of synthesis of the beta globin chains of hemoglobin (Hb).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBeta-thalassemia
frBêta-thalassémieThalassémie bêta
deBeta-Thalassämie
esBeta-talasemia
itBeta talassemia
nlBèta-thalassemie
ptBeta-talassemiaAnemia de Cooley
plTalasemia beta
csBeta-talasemie
ukБета-таласемія
zhβ-地中海贫血
trBeta-talasemi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM603902BTNTvalidated
OMIM613985BTNTvalidated
ICD-10D56.1Especificvalidated
ICD-113A50.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0019402Evalidated
MONDO19402Evalidated
MeSHD017086Evalidated
UMLSC0005283Evalidated
GARD871Evalidated
MedDRA10043391Evalidated

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 (3):

Children (3):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

4 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0001 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.5 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00010 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
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

21 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011902Abnormal hemoglobin
HP:0000924Abnormality of the skeletal system
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0001935Microcytic anemia
HP:0000980Pallor
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000929Abnormal skull morphology
HP:0011031Abnormality of iron homeostasis
HP:0004370Abnormality of temperature regulation
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000044Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
HP:0000737Irritability
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0004349Reduced bone mineral density
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001081Cholelithiasis
HP:0012115Hepatitis
HP:0001639Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HP:0200042Skin ulcer
HP:0001873Thrombocytopenia
HP:0004936Venous thrombosis

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card