raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:90042

Primary familial and congenital erythrocytosis

Synonyms: Primary hereditary and congenital polycythemia · Primary familial and congenital erythrocytosis due to erythropoietin receptor mutation · PFCE · PFCP · Primary hereditary and congenital erythrocytosis · Primary familial and congenital polycythemia · Primary hereditary and congenital erythrocytosis due to erythropoietin receptor mutation · Primary familial and congenital polycythemia due to erythropoietin receptor mutation · Primary hereditary and congenital polycythemia due to erythropoietin receptor mutation

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

Primary familial polycythemia is an inherited hematological disorder resulting from mutations in the erythropoietin (EPO) receptor and is characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production in the presence of low EPO levels.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrimary familial and congenital erythrocytosisPrimary hereditary and congenital polycythemia · Primary familial and congenital erythrocytosis due to erythropoietin receptor mutation · PFCE · PFCP · Primary hereditary and congenital erythrocytosis · Primary familial and congenital polycythemia · Primary hereditary and congenital erythrocytosis due to erythropoietin receptor mutation · Primary familial and congenital polycythemia due to erythropoietin receptor mutation · Primary hereditary and congenital polycythemia due to erythropoietin receptor mutation
frErythrocytose primaire congénitale familialeErythrocytose primaire congénitale héréditaire par mutation du récepteur de l'érythropoïétine · Polyglobulie primaire congénitale héréditaire · Polyglobulie primaire congénitale familiale par mutation du récepteur de l'érythropoïétine · Polyglobulie primaire congénitale héréditaire par mutation du récepteur de l'érythropoïétine · Polycythémie primaire congénitale familiale par mutation du récepteur de l'érythropoïétine · Polycythémie primaire congénitale héréditaire par mutation du récepteur de l'érythropoïétine · Polyglobulie primaire congénitale familiale · Polycythémie primaire congénitale familiale · Erythrocytose primaire congénitale héréditaire · Polycythémie primaire congénitale héréditaire · Erythrocytose primaire congénitale familiale par mutation du récepteur de l'érythropoïétine
dePrimäre familiäre und kongenitale ErythrozytosePrimäre hereditäre und kongenitale Polyzythämie · Polyzythämie, kongenitale primäre · Primäre familiäre und kongenitale Erythrozytose durch Erythropoietin-Rezeptor-Genmutation · Erythrozytose, kongenitale primäre · PFCP · Primäre familiäre und kongenitale Polyzythämie · Primäre familiäre und kongenitale Polyzythämie durch Erythropoietin-Rezeptor-Genmutation
esEritrocitosis primaria familiar y congénitaPolicitemia primaria hereditaria y congénita · Policitemia primaria hereditaria y congénita por una mutación del receptor de la eritropoyetina · Eritrocitosis primaria hereditaria y congénita · Eritrocitosis primaria hereditaria y congénita por una mutación del receptor de la eritropoyetina · Policitemia primaria familiar y congénita por una mutación del receptor de la eritropoyetina · Eritrocitosis primaria familiar y congénita por una mutación del receptor de la eritropoyetina · Policitemia primaria familiar y congénita
itEritrocitosi primitiva familiare e congenitaPolicitemia primitiva ereditaria e congenita da mutazione del recettore dell'eritropoietina · PFCE · Policitemia primitiva ereditaria e congenita · Eritrocitosi primitiva ereditaria e congenita · PFCP · Eritrocitosi primitiva familiare e congenita da mutazione del recettore dell'eritropoietina · Policitemia primitiva familiare e congenita · Policitemia primitiva familiare e congenita da mutazione del recettore dell'eritropoietina · Eritrocitosi primitiva ereditaria e congenita da mutazione del recettore dell'eritropoietina
nlPrimaire familiale en congenitale erytrocytosePrimaire familiale en congenitale polycytemie door mutatie van erytropoëtinereceptor · Primaire hereditaire en congenitale polycytemie door mutatie van erytropoëtinereceptor · Primaire hereditaire en congenitale polycytemie · Primaire familiale en congenitale erytrocytose door mutatie van erytropoëtinereceptor · Primaire hereditaire en congenitale erytrocytose · PFCE · PFCP · Primaire familiale en congenitale polycytemie · Primaire hereditaire en congenitale erytrocytose door mutatie van erytropoëtinereceptor
ptPolicitemia primária familiar
plPierwotna rodzinna policytemiaPFCP · Pierwotna rodzinna i wrodzona policytemia · Pierwotna wrodzona erytrocytoza · Rodzinna erytrocytoza · Wrodzona erytrocytoza z powodu mutacji receptora erytropoetyny · Wrodzona policytemia z powodu mutacji receptora erytropoetyny
csPrimární familiární polycytémieFamiliární erytrocytóza · PFCP · Primární vrozená erytrocytóza · Primární familiární a vrozená polycytémie · Vrozená erytrocytóza způsobená mutací receptoru pro erytropoetin · Vrozená polycytémie způsobená mutací receptoru pro erytropoetin
ukПервинна сімейна поліцитеміяВроджений еритроцитоз внаслідок мутації рецепторів еритропоетину · Вроджена поліцитемія внаслідок мутації рецепторів еритропоетину · Сімейний еритроцитоз · PFCP · Первинний вроджений еритроцитоз · Первинна сімейна та вроджена поліцитемія
zh原发性家族性红细胞增多症促红素受体突变所致先天性红细胞增多
trPrimer ailesel polisitemiPFCP · Ailesel eritrositoz · Primer doğumsal eritrositoz · Primer ailesel ve doğumsal polisitemi · Eritropoietin reseptör mutasyonuna bağlı doğumsal polisitemi · Eritropoietin reseptör mutasyonuna bağlı doğumsal eritrositoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM133100NTBTvalidated
ICD-10D75.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A80.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0007572Evalidated
MeSHC536842Evalidated
UMLSC4551637Evalidated
GARD9843Evalidated

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
EPORDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3416ENSG0000018726613317119p13.2erythropoietin receptor9359528[PMID]_9192789[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

15 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011902Abnormal hemoglobin
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0000421Epistaxis
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0001901Polycythemia
HP:0004936Venous thrombosis
HP:0002321Vertigo
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0000989Pruritus
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001892Abnormal bleeding
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0002875Exertional dyspnea
HP:0001907Thromboembolism

Run the differential on the 8 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card