raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98868

Southeast Asian ovalocytosis

Synonyms: Hereditary ovalocytosis · Melanesian elliptocytosis · Melanesian ovalocytosis · SAO · Stomatocytic elliptocytosis

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

Southeast Asian ovalocytosis (SAO) is a rare hereditary red cell membrane defect characterized by the presence of oval-shaped erythrocytes and with most patients being asymptomatic or occasionally manifesting with mild symptoms such as pallor, jaundice, anemia and gallstones.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSoutheast Asian ovalocytosisHereditary ovalocytosis · Melanesian elliptocytosis · Melanesian ovalocytosis · SAO · Stomatocytic elliptocytosis
frOvalocytose de l'Asie du Sud-EstElliptocytose mélanésienne · Elliptocytose stomatocytique · Ovalocytose mélanésienne
deOvalozytose, südostasiatischeMelanesische Ovalozytose · SAO · Stomatozytische hereditäre Elliptozytose · Südasiatische Elliptozytose
esOvalocitosis del sudeste asiáticoEliptocitosis estomatocítica · Eliptocitosis melanesia · Ovalocitosis hereditaria · Ovalocitosis melanesia · SAO
itOvalocitosi, tipo Sud-Est asiaticoEllissocitosi melanesiana · Ellissocitosi stomatocitica · Ovalocitosi ereditaria · Ovalocitosi melanesiana · SAO
nlZuidoost-Aziatische ovalocytoseErfelijke ovalocytose · Melanesische elliptocytose · Melanesische ovalycytose · SAO · Stomatocytische elliptocytose
ptOvalocitose do sudeste asiático
plOwalocytoza południowoazjatyckaEliptocytoza melanezyjska · Eliptocytoza stomatocytowa · Owalocytoza dziedziczna · Owalocytoza melanezyjska · SAO
csJihovýchodoasijská ovalocytózaHereditární ovalocytóza · Melanézská eliptocytóza · Melanézská ovalocytóza · SAO · Stomatocytická eliptocytóza
ukОвалоцитоз Південно-Східної АзіїСпадковий овалоцитоз · Меланезійський еліптоцитоз · Меланезійський овалоцитоз · САО · Стоматоцитарний еліптоцитоз
zh东南亚卵形红细胞增多症口形红细胞椭圆形红细胞增多症
trGüneydoğu Asya ovalositozuSAO · Kalıtsal ovalositoz · Melanezyen ovalositoz · Melanezyen elliptositoz · Stomatositik elliptositoz

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM166900Evalidated
ICD-10D58.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113A10.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008165Evalidated
UMLSC1862322Evalidated

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
SLC4A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11027ENSG0000000493910927017q21.31solute carrier family 4 member 1 (Diego blood group)23664421[PMID]_23339107[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass 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

16 annotations · validated 2025-10-23
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001017Anemic pallor
HP:0004445Elliptocytosis
HP:0003546Exercise intolerance
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001878Hemolytic anemia
HP:0025435Increased circulating lactate dehydrogenase concentration
HP:0000952Jaundice
HP:0034609Polychromasia
HP:0020181Reduced haptoglobin level
HP:0001923Reticulocytosis
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0004446Stomatocytosis
HP:0008282Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0005518Increased mean corpuscular volume
HP:0001947Renal tubular acidosis
HP:0004444Spherocytosis

Annotation source: 32966004[PMID]_37966962[PMID]_32758154[PMID]_20421175[PMID]

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Sources for this card