Non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia

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Non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia due to hexokinase deficiency

ORPHA:90031Disease

What it is

Nonspherocytic haemolytic anaemia due to hexokinase deficiency is characterised by severe hemolysis, appearing in infancy. Seventeen affected families have been reported so far. Transmission is autosomal recessive. Mutations have been described in HK1, the gene that encodes red blood cell-specific hexokinase-R.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Infancy
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
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

HK1Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

D55.2filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 5 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 3672MONDO 0009340OMIM 235700UMLS C0472792

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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