raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:86815

Aplasia of lacrimal and salivary glands

Synonyms: ALSG · Congenital absence of lacrimal puncta and salivary glands

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Status
active

A rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by aplasia, atresia or hypoplasia of the lacrimal and salivary glands leading to varying features since infancy such as recurrent eye infections, irritable eyes, epiphora, xerostomia, dental caries, dental erosion and oral inflammation.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAplasia of lacrimal and salivary glandsALSG · Congenital absence of lacrimal puncta and salivary glands
frAplasie des glandes salivaires et lacrymalesALSG · Absence congénitale des glandes salivaires et lacrymales
deTränen- und SpeicheldrüsenaplasieALSG-Syndrom · Aplasie der Tränen- und Speicheldrüsen
esAplasia de glándulas lagrimales y salivares
itAplasia delle ghiandole lacrimali e salivariALSG · Assenza congenita dei punti lacrimali e delle ghiandole salivari
nlAplasie van traan- en speekselklierenALSG · Congenitale afwezigheid van lacrimale puncta en speekselklieren
ptAplasia das glândulas salivares e lacrimais
plAplazja gruczołów łzowych i ślinowychALSG · Wrodzony brak punktów łzowych i gruczołów ślinowych
csAplázie slzných a slinných žlázALSG · Vrozená absence slinných žláz a slzného bodu
ukАплазія слізних і слинних залозALSG · Вроджена відсутність слізного отвору та слинних залоз
zh泪腺唾液腺发育不全先天性泪腺唾液腺缺失
trGözyaşı ve tükürük bezlerinin aplazisiALSG · Lakrimal punkta ve tükrük bezlerinin doğumsal yokluğu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM180920Evalidated
ICD-10Q10.4BTNTattributedvalidated
ICD-10Q38.4BTNTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA14.10Especificvalidated
MONDO0008397Evalidated
MeSHC562407Evalidated
UMLSC0158667Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FGF10Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3666ENSG000000701936021155p12fibroblast growth factor 1017213838[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card