raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:903

Von Willebrand disease

Synonyms: Hereditary pseudohaemophilia · Hereditary von Willebrand disease

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

A rare, inherited bleeding disorder characterized by defective platelet adhesion and secondary coagulation defect that manifests as abnormal bleeding of variable severity occurring either spontaneously or in association with an invasive procedure. Three main subtypes are defined based on the type of von Willebrand factor defect: partial (type 1) or total (type 3) deficiency, and qualitative/functional anomalies (type 2).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enVon Willebrand diseaseHereditary pseudohaemophilia · Hereditary von Willebrand disease
frMaladie de von WillebrandMaladie de von Willebrand constitutionnelle · Maladie de von Willebrand héréditaire
deVon-Willebrand-ErkrankungHereditäre Pseudohämophilie · Hereditäres von-Willebrand-Syndrom · Von-Willebrand-Syndrom · VWE
esEnfermedad de Von WillebrandEnfermedad de von Willebrand hereditaria · Pseudohemofilia hereditaria
itMalattia di Von WillebrandPseudoemofilia ereditaria · Malattia di Willebrand ereditaria · Malattia di Willebrand
nlZiekte van Von WillebrandErfelijke ziekte van Willebrand · Hereditaire pseudohemofilie
ptDoença de von WillebrandDoença de Willebrand
plChoroba Von WillebrandaChoroba Willebrand · Dziedziczna choroba Willebranda
csVon Willebrandova chorobaDědičná von Willebrandova choroba
ukХвороба фон ВіллебрандаСпадкова хвороба фон Віллебранда
zh血管性血友病遗传性von Willebrand 病
trVon Willebrand hastalığıKalıtsal von Willebrand hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM193400BTNTvalidated
OMIM277480BTNTvalidated
OMIM314560BTNTvalidated
OMIM613554BTNTvalidated
ICD-10D68.0Especificvalidated
ICD-113B12Especificvalidated
MONDO0019565Evalidated
MONDO19565Evalidated
MeSHD014842Evalidated
UMLSC0042974Evalidated
GARD7867Evalidated
MedDRA10047715Evalidated

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):

Children (3):

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Genes

0 direct · 2 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
VWFORPHA:166078Von Willebrand disease type 1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12726ENSG0000011079961316012p13.31von Willebrand factor20301765[PMID]
VWFORPHA:166096Von Willebrand disease type 3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12726ENSG0000011079961316012p13.31von Willebrand factor20301765[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00010 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated10959685[PMID]_19874468[PMID]

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

20 annotations · validated 2023-08-22
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011869Abnormal platelet function
HP:0001928Abnormality of coagulation
HP:0001872Abnormality of thrombocytes
HP:0008330Reduced von Willebrand factor activity
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001633Abnormal mitral valve morphology
HP:0000978Bruising susceptibility
HP:0000421Epistaxis
HP:0000471Gastrointestinal angiodysplasia
HP:0030129Impaired ristocetin cofactor assay activity
HP:0000132Menorrhagia
HP:0003125Reduced factor VIII activity
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004097Deviation of finger
HP:0002239Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
HP:0005261Joint hemorrhage
HP:0001935Microcytic anemia
HP:0040242Muscle hemorrhage
HP:0000967Petechiae
HP:0003645Prolonged partial thromboplastin time
HP:0001873Thrombocytopenia
HP:0005293Venous insufficiency

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 20301765[PMID]_29083708[PMID]

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Sources for this card