ABeta amyloidosis, Arctic type

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ABeta amyloidosis, Arctic type

ORPHA:324723Clinical subtype

Also called ABetaE22G amyloidosis · HCHWA, Arctic type · Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Arctic type

What it is

A form of hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis characterized by an age of onset of 54-61 years and progressive Alzheimer's disease-like dementia. This subtype is due to a mutation in the APP gene (21q21.2), encoding the beta-amyloid precursor protein. This mutation causes an increased accumulation of amyloid-beta protein in the walls of the arteries and capillaries of the meninges, cerebellar cortex and cerebral cortex, leading to the weakening and eventual rupture of these vessels.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Adult, Elderly
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Classified as
Clinical subtype

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

Gene

APPDisease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

E85.4+filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 15 other rare diseases
I68.0*filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 10 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0017949OMIM 605714UMLS C5679880

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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