raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:90039

Hemoglobin D disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

Hemoglobin D disease(HbD) is a hemoglobinopathy characterized by production of abnormal variant hemoglobin known as hemoglobin D, with no or mild clinical manifestations (splenomegaly, very mild anemia).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHemoglobin D disease
frHémoglobinose D
deHämoglobin-D-Krankheit
esEnfermedad de la hemoglobina D
itEmoglobinopatia D
nlHemoglobine D-ziekte
ptDoença da hemoglobina D
plChoroba hemoglobiny D
csNemoc hemoglobinu D
ukХвороба гемоглобіну D
zh血红蛋白D病
trHemoglobin D hastalığı

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10D58.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A51.6Especificvalidated
MONDO0019537Evalidated
UMLSC0272080Evalidated
MedDRA10055019Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
HBBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4827ENSG0000024473414190011p15.4hemoglobin subunit beta11757720[PMID]_25332633[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass 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

14 annotations · validated 2021-10-12
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011902Abnormal hemoglobin
HP:0005560Imbalanced hemoglobin synthesis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0025547Decreased mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
HP:0025066Decreased mean corpuscular volume
HP:0045048Increased HbA2 hemoglobin
HP:0011907Reduced alpha/beta synthesis ratio
HP:0011906Reduced beta/alpha synthesis ratio
HP:0011905Reduced hemoglobin A
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0045047HbS hemoglobin
HP:0030058Sickled erythrocytes
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0000980Pallor
HP:0001744Splenomegaly

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 26119666[PMID]_21194265[PMID]_ 33884322[PMID]_ 26405395[PMID]

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