Trehalase deficiency
ORPHA:103909· ICD-10 E74.3
Definition
A rare, genetic, intestinal disease characterized by osmotic diarrhea, abdominal pain and increased rectal flatulence after ingestion of trehalose, a disaccharide found mainly in mushrooms, due to intestinal trehalase deficiency. It occurs primarily in the Greenland population, although cases have also been reported elsewhere.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult