raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99981

Apnea of prematurity

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

A developmental disorder affecting premature infants, likely secondary to an immaturity of respiratory control resulting in idiopathic pauses in breathing often associated with reduced heart rate and arterial blood oxygen levels. It may be exacerbated by concurrent neonatal diseases.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enApnea of prematurity
frApnée du prématuré
deFrühgeborenen-ApnoeAOP
esApnea de la prematuridad
itApnea del prematuro
nlApneu door prematuriteit
ptApneia da prematuridade (AOP)
plBezdech wcześniaków
csApnoe předčasně narozených
ukАпное недоношених
zh早产儿呼吸暂停
trPrematüre apnesi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10P28.4NTBTindexvalidated
ICD-117A40.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0020567Evalidated
UMLSC0475715Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0008.5 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2003[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

5 annotations · validated 2024-10-11
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002104Apnea
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001662Bradycardia
HP:0000961Cyanosis
HP:0012418Hypoxemia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001531Failure to thrive in infancy

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 35251853[PMID]_23720269[PMID]_28722998[PMID]

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Sources for this card