raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98978

Axenfeld anomaly

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare, congenital, ocular defect caused by anterior segment dysgenesis and characterized by anteriorly displaced Schwalbe's line and iris bands extending into the cornea. In contrast, Rieger's anomaly includes characteristic iris and pupil anomalies.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAxenfeld anomaly
frAnomalie d'Axenfeld
deAxenfeld-Anomalie
esAnomalía de Axenfeld
itAnomalia di Axenfeld
nlAxenfeld-anomalie
ptAnomalia de Axenfeld
plAnomalia Axenfelda
csAxenfeldova anomálie
ukАномалія Аксенфельда
zhAxenfeld异常
trAxenfeld anomalisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM601631NTBTvalidated
OMIM602482NTBTvalidated
ICD-10Q15.0NTBTindexvalidated
ICD-11LA11.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020368Evalidated
UMLSC0266548Evalidated
MedDRA10058653Evalidated

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

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FOXC1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3800ENSG000000545986010906p25.3forkhead box C19620769[PMID]_11170889[PMID]
PITX2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9005ENSG000001640936015424q25paired like homeodomain 219513095[PMID]_24433355[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.5 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidatedORPHANET

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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card