Genetic predisposition to Whipple disease

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Genetic predisposition to Whipple disease due to IRF4 haploinsufficiency

ORPHA:726479Disease

Also called Genetic susceptibility to Tropheryma whipplei infections due to IRF4 haploinsufficiency · Genetic predisposition to Whipple disease due to Interferon regulatory factor 4 haploinsufficiency

What it is

Orphanet has not published a description for this disease yet. The identifiers, classification and cross-references below are still current.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Adult, Elderly
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

IRF4Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

Cross-references

OMIM 621097

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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