BENTA disease

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BENTA disease

ORPHA:464336Disease

Also called B-cell expansion with NF-kB and T-cell anergy disease

What it is

A rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by infantile onset of generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and lymphocytosis, with excessive polyclonal expansion of B-cells. Patients present recurrent infections and impaired T-cell and antibody responses, while overt autoimmune manifestations are usually absent. Occurrence of B-cell malignancy later in life has been reported.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Infancy
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Classified as
Disease

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.

Gene

CARD11Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (gain of function)

ICD-10 codes

D81.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 49 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

GARD 13339MONDO 0014645OMIM 616452UMLS C4551967

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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