raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98976

Congenital glaucoma

Synonyms: Buphthalmia · Buphthalmos · Buphthalmus · Primary congenital glaucoma

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare ophthalmic disorder characterized by an elevated intra-ocular pressure. The clinical presentation frequently associates an increase in the size of the eye, as well as corneal edema.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital glaucomaBuphthalmia · Buphthalmos · Buphthalmus · Primary congenital glaucoma
frGlaucome congénitalBuphtalmie · Glaucome congénital primaire · Glaucome congénital primitif
deGlaukom, kongenitalesBuphthalmie · Buphthalmus · Primäres kongenitales Glaukom
esGlaucoma congénitoBuftalmia · Buftalmos · Glaucoma congénito primario
itGlaucoma congenitoBuftalmo · Glaucoma congenito primitivo
nlCongenitaal glaucoomBuftalmie · Buphthalmos · Primair congenitaal glaucoom
ptGlaucoma congénito
plJaskra wrodzonaPierwotna jaskra wrodzona · Woloocze
csVrozený glaukomBuftalmie · Buftalmos · Buftalmus · Primární vrozený glaukom
ukВроджена глаукомаБуфтальмія · Буфтальмос · Буфтальм · Первинна вроджена глаукома
zh先天性青光眼原发性先天性青光眼
trDoğumsal glokomBuftalmi · Buftalmi · Buftalmus · Primer doğumsal glokom

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM231300Evalidated
OMIM600975BTNTvalidated
OMIM613085BTNTvalidated
OMIM613086BTNTvalidated
OMIM617272BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q15.0Especificvalidated
ICD-119C61.40Especificvalidated
UMLSC0020302Evalidated
GARD2485Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

4 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TEKDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:11724ENSG000001201566002219p21.2TEK receptor tyrosine kinase27270174[PMID]
CYP1B1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2597ENSG000001380616017712p22.2cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 121730848[PMID]
LTBP2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6715ENSG0000011968160209114q24.3latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 219361779[PMID]
MYOCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7610ENSG000000349716016521q24.3myocilin21730848[PMID]_15733270[PMID]_21168818[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

18 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.2 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.9 / 100 000BelgiumValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0006.6 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2010[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.8 / 100 000MaltaValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0003.6 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0005.6 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.8 / 100 000NorwayValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.9 / 100 000PortugalValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0006.5 / 100 000SpainValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.2 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0003 / 100 000UkraineValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2004[OTHER]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0001.5 / 100 000SwitzerlandValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0001.4 / 100 000PolandValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0004.1 / 100 000IrelandValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0004.1 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.8 / 100 000CroatiaValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0003.4 / 100 000AustriaValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2000-2016[OTHER]

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

19 annotations · validated 2024-09-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012040Corneal stromal edema
HP:0000501Glaucoma
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011490Abnormal Descemet membrane morphology
HP:0000643Blepharospasm
HP:0000557Buphthalmos
HP:0007957Corneal opacity
HP:0007765Deep anterior chamber
HP:0009926Epiphora
HP:0001089Iris atrophy
HP:0000485Megalocornea
HP:0007906Ocular hypertension
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0025751Reduced anterior scleral thickness
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000646Amblyopia
HP:0012803Anisometropia
HP:0100693Iridodonesis
HP:0000545Myopia
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity
HP:0000572Visual loss

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 20301314[PMID]_31920449[PMID]_34662067[PMID]

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Sources for this card