Familial LCAT deficiency

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Familial LCAT deficiency

ORPHA:79293Clinical subtype

Also called Complete LCAT deficiency · FLD · Norum disease

What it is

Familial LCAT (lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase) deficiency (FLD) is a form of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency (LCAT) characterized clinically by corneal opacities, hemolytic anemia, and renal failure, and biochemically by severely decreased HDL cholesterol and complete deficiency of the LCAT enzyme.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
All ages
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
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.

Gene

LCATDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function)

ICD-10 codes

E78.6filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 8 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 4011MONDO 0009515OMIM 245900UMLS C0023195

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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