raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:86820

Familial avascular necrosis of femoral head

Synonyms: Familial osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

Avascular necrosis of femoral head (ANFH) is a severely disabling disease characterised by progressive groin pain, a limping gait, leg length discrepancy, collapse of the subchondral bone, limitation of hip function and eventual degeneration of the hip joint requiring total hip arthroplasty.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial avascular necrosis of femoral headFamilial osteonecrosis of the femoral head
frNécrose avasculaire familiale de la tête fémoraleOstéonécrose familiale de la tête fémorale
deAvaskuläre Nekrose des Femurkopfes, familiäre Form
esNecrosis avascular de la cabeza femoral, forma familiarOsteonecrosis de la cabeza femoral, forma familiar
itNecrosi avascolare della testa femorale, forma familiareOsteonecrosi della testa femorale, forma familiare
nlFamiliale avasculaire necrose van femurkopFamiliale osteonecrose van femurkop
ptNecrose avascular da cabeça do fémur, forma familiar
plRodzinna awaskularna martwica głowy kości udowej= en
csFamiliární avaskulární nekróza hlavice femuruFamiliární osteonekróza hlavice femuru
ukСімейний аваскулярний некроз головки стегнової кісткиСімейний остеонекроз головки стегнової кістки
zh家族性股骨头缺血性坏死家族性股骨头坏死
trFemur başının ailesel avasküler nekrozuFemur başının ailesel osteonekrozu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM608805BTNTvalidated
OMIM617383BTNTvalidated
ICD-10M87.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11FB82.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012126Evalidated
UMLSC4275066Evalidated
GARD10914Evalidated

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):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TRPV4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (gain of function) inAssessedHGNC:18083ENSG0000011119960542712q24.11transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 427330106[PMID]
COL2A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2200ENSG0000013921912014012q13.11collagen type II alpha 1 chain15930420[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0005 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Point prevalenceUnknown—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

9 annotations · validated 2019-06-07
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003366Abnormality of the femoral neck or head region
HP:0031520Groin pain
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0008812Flattened femoral head
HP:0008843Hip osteoarthritis
HP:0030838Hip pain
HP:0031058Impairment of activities of daily living
HP:0008800Limited hip movement
HP:0100559Lower limb asymmetry
HP:0007311Short stepped shuffling gait

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 29750297[PMID]_15179599[PMID]_23041471[PMID]_27330106[PMID]_15930420[PMID]

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