Nutritional deficiency disease
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Also known as malnourishedmalnutrition
Summary
Nutritional deficiency disease (MONDO:0006873) is a disease (an umbrella term covering 14 Mondo subtypes) with 14 GWAS associations across 17 studies and 687 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include albendazole, pyrantel, and octreotide. A subtype of nutritional disorder — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).
At a glance
- Umbrella term: 14 Mondo subtypes
- GWAS associations: 14
- Clinical trials: 687
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | nutritional deficiency disease |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0006873 |
| EFO | EFO:1001067 |
| MeSH | D003677 |
| DOID | DOID:5113 |
| ICD-10-CM | E40-E46 |
| NCIT | C3669 |
| SNOMED CT | 363246002, 70241007 |
| UMLS | C4761312 |
| MedGen | 1677627 |
| MedDRA | 10046058 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: malnourished · malnutrition
Data availability: 14 GWAS associations (17 studies).
Disease family
This is a subtype of nutritional disorder. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › nutritional disorder › nutritional deficiency disease
Related subtypes (6): potassium deficiency disease, overnutrition, eating disorder, hemorrhagic disease of newborn, lactose intolerance, refeeding syndrome
Subtypes (14): Keshan disease, acquired night blindness, iron deficiency anemia, protein-energy malnutrition, folic acid deficiency anemia, ariboflavinosis, choline deficiency disease, endemic goiter, magnesium deficiency, potassium deficiency, pernicious anemia, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, pellagra, vitamin deficiency disorder
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
14 GWAS associations across 17 studies. Top hits map to 8 distinct genes (as reported by GWAS).
Top associations by p-value
| rsID | p-value | Gene | Risk allele | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs531960671 | 3e-12 | ZNF385B | A | 3.74 |
| rs189287031 | 7e-12 | PPP2R1B | G | 2.61 |
| rs556549825 | 8e-12 | VPS50 | T | 3.33 |
| rs543503307 | 1e-11 | WDR27 | C | 3.62 |
| rs562258065 | 2e-11 | SDK1 | A | 3.46 |
| rs77743915 | 2e-11 | TRPM3 | T | 1.6 |
| rs567456669 | 3e-11 | ZMAT4 | G | 2.43 |
| rs570241750 | 3e-11 | ANKFN1 | G | 3.32 |
| chr1:53426281 | 1e-09 | C | 3.16 | |
| chr11:59855905 | 2e-09 | A | 0.12 | |
| chr3:108203329 | 3e-09 | C | 1.86 | |
| chr9:16578120 | 1e-08 | TA | 2.93 | |
| chr5:97839497 | 2e-08 | T | 3.12 | |
| chr16:27987173 | 4e-08 | T | 0.33 |
Top studies (by case count)
| Study | Lead author | Year | Cases | Controls | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCST90473198 | UK Biobank Whole-Genome Sequencing Consortium | 2025 | 12,000 | 446,440 | Whole-genome sequencing of 490,640 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST90667948 | UK Biobank Whole-Genome Sequencing Consortium | 2025 | 12,000 | 446,440 | Whole-genome sequencing of 490,640 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST90477367 | Verma A | 2024 | 2,398 | 444,793 | Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program. |
| GCST90473206 | UK Biobank Whole-Genome Sequencing Consortium | 2025 | 1,611 | 456,829 | Whole-genome sequencing of 490,640 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST90477369 | Verma A | 2024 | 890 | 447,072 | Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program. |
| GCST90477366 | Verma A | 2024 | 823 | 119,693 | Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program. |
| GCST90479914 | Verma A | 2024 | 823 | 119,693 | Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program. |
| GCST90473199 | UK Biobank Whole-Genome Sequencing Consortium | 2025 | 758 | 8,855 | Whole-genome sequencing of 490,640 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST90477368 | Verma A | 2024 | 725 | 119,770 | Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program. |
| GCST90479915 | Verma A | 2024 | 725 | 119,770 | Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program. |
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
Tier distribution (top 50 variants)
| Tier | Variants |
|---|---|
| Tier 1: coding | 0 |
| Tier 2: splice/UTR | 0 |
| Tier 3: regulatory | 0 |
| Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | 14 |
MAF distribution
| Bucket | Variants |
|---|---|
| common (>=0.05) | 0 |
| low_freq (0.01-0.05) | 0 |
| rare (<0.01) | 8 |
| unknown | 6 |
Functional consequences
| Consequence | Count |
|---|---|
| intron_variant | 8 |
| unknown | 6 |
Top variants
| rsID | Chr | Pos | Alleles | MAF | Consequence | Gene | p-value | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs531960671 | 2 | 179533014 | A>G | 0.001 | intron_variant | ZNF385B | 3e-12 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs189287031 | 11 | 111737185 | G>A | 0 | intron_variant | PPP2R1B | 7e-12 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs556549825 | 7 | 93246263 | T>G | 0.001 | intron_variant | VPS50 | 8e-12 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs543503307 | 6 | 169684778 | C>T | 0 | intron_variant | WDR27 | 1e-11 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs562258065 | 7 | 3990621 | A>G | 0 | intron_variant | SDK1 | 2e-11 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs77743915 | 9 | 71071742 | T>G | 0.001 | intron_variant | TRPM3 | 2e-11 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs567456669 | 8 | 40842491 | G>A | 0.001 | intron_variant | ZMAT4 | 3e-11 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs570241750 | 17 | 56423261 | G>A,T | 0 | intron_variant | ANKFN1 | 3e-11 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| chr1:53426281 | 1e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | ||||||
| chr11:59855905 | 2e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | ||||||
| chr3:108203329 | 3e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | ||||||
| chr9:16578120 | 1e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | ||||||
| chr5:97839497 | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | ||||||
| chr16:27987173 | 4e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
Genes & proteins
No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).
Function
No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.
Therapeutics
No druggable-target or therapeutic data for this disease’s cohort.
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 687.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 585 |
| PHASE4 | 39 |
| PHASE3 | 30 |
| PHASE2 | 15 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 8 |
| PHASE1 | 7 |
| EARLY_PHASE1 | 2 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT04094038 | PHASE4 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | The Effect of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition on Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients |
| NCT06049680 | PHASE4 | RECRUITING | Safety Study of SMOFlipid to Evaluate the Risk of Developing EFAD and/or PNAC in Pediatric and Adult Patients |
| NCT06452563 | PHASE4 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Amino Acids Supplementation and Exercise Intervention in Hemodialysis Patients |
| NCT00168935 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Malnutrition in Gastroenterology Patients |
| NCT00314834 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | Effect of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition on Morbidity and Mortality of Malnourished Hemodialysis Patients |
| NCT00333099 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | INEC Study: Immuno-modulating Enteral Nutrition in Cancer |
| NCT00390247 | PHASE4 | WITHDRAWN | Thalidomide for the Treatment of Malnutrition Inflammation Syndrome in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients |
| NCT00417508 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | Nutritional Intervention in Malnourished Elderly Patients |
| NCT00440453 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Feeding the Patient at Nutritional Risk: Does the Clinical Outcome Improve? |
| NCT00501956 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in Hemodialysis Patients |
| NCT00530738 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Safety and Efficacy of Longterm HPN With Two Lipid Emulsions |
| NCT00885781 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Efficacy and Safety Comparison Between SMOFlipid and Lipovenoes MCT |
| NCT00895401 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | DaVita Assessment of Nutritional Supplement Effects (DANSE) |
| NCT00968370 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Trial in Childhood Pneumonia With Malnutrition |
| NCT01076426 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Probiotics Use in the Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients |
| NCT01154595 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Effectiveness of a Ready-to-Use-Food (RUF) Supplement to Prevent Acute Child Malnutrition |
| NCT01204411 | PHASE4 | WITHDRAWN | Efficacy of Artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) in Children With Malaria and Severe Acute Malnutrition, Madaoua, Niger 2010 |
| NCT01302509 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Enteral Nutrition in Cancer Patient |
| NCT01304446 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Enteral Nutrition in Cancer Patients |
| NCT01314937 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | The Effect of a Deworming Intervention to Improve Early Childhood Growth and Development in Resource-poor Areas |
| NCT01426750 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Enteral Nutrition Support in Children and Adolescents With Cancer |
| NCT01432769 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Enteral Nutrition After Cardiovascular Surgery |
| NCT01818258 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | IMPAACT P1092: Steady State PK in Malnourished HIV Infected Children |
| NCT01831310 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Nutrition for Colorectal Cancer Patients and Neutrophil Functions |
| NCT01943409 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Intravenous Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients: Comparison of Two Oils |
| NCT02005302 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Optimizing Treatment Programs for Chronic Kidney Disease-mineral and Bone Disorder and Malnutrition |
| NCT02048592 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Impact of Immunonutrition on the Patients With Cystic Fibrosis |
| NCT02060851 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Effects of Early Short-term Intravenous Iron Supplements Combined EPO in Preterm Infants |
| NCT02085044 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Non Randomized Controlled Intervention Study Comparing Two Interventions of Nutritional Supplement on Malnutrition, Health and Mortality |
| NCT02197871 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Effects of Nutritional Supplementation in Malnourished Patients in Stable COPD |
| NCT02232113 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Frequent Dosing of CERA Improves Nutrition and Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients |
| NCT02360722 | PHASE4 | WITHDRAWN | Improving Nutritional Status With Oral Nutritional Supplement in Chinese Elderly |
| NCT02414399 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Azithromycin to Prevent Post-discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Kenyan Children |
| NCT02517476 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Effect of Early Nutritional Therapy on Frailty, Functional Outcomes and Recovery of Undernourished Medical Inpatients Trial |
| NCT03065595 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | The Effect of Ophiocephalus Striatus Extract on Levels of IGF-1, Albumin, and MNA Score in Elderly With Malnutrition |
| NCT03481894 | PHASE4 | WITHDRAWN | Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Kabiven® in Pediatric Patients 2 to 16 Years of Age |
| NCT04607057 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition During Postgastrectomy in Nutritionally at Risk Patient |
| NCT06055543 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Impact of a New Plant-based High-energy Oral Nutritional Supplement on Nutritional Outcomes in Malnourished Patients |
| NCT06726486 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Use of a Hypercaloric and Hyperprotein Supplement Enriched with Immunonutrients in Multi-pathological Malnourished Patients to Improve the Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Sores |
| NCT04398836 | PHASE3 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Preoperative Nutrition for Crohn’s Disease Patients |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| ALBENDAZOLE | 4 | 3 |
| PYRANTEL | 4 | 3 |
| OCTREOTIDE | 4 | 2 |
| RETINOL | 4 | 2 |
| AZITHROMYCIN | 4 | 1 |
| CEFTRIAXONE | 4 | 1 |
| CYANOCOBALAMIN | 4 | 1 |
| CYPROHEPTADINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | 1 |
| ERGOCALCIFEROL | 4 | 1 |
| LAMIVUDINE | 4 | 1 |
| MEBENDAZOLE | 4 | 1 |
| MESALAMINE | 4 | 1 |
| NIACINAMIDE | 4 | 1 |
| NITAZOXANIDE | 4 | 1 |
| OXANDROLONE | 4 | 1 |
| TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE | 4 | 1 |
| THALIDOMIDE | 4 | 1 |
| SELENIUM | 3 | 2 |
| L-CITRULLINE | 3 | 1 |
| LACTOFERRIN, BOVINE | 3 | 1 |
| LIPOIC ACID, ALPHA | 3 | 1 |
| NABIXIMOLS | 3 | 1 |
| ZINC ION | 3 | 1 |
| LUFENURON | 2 | 1 |
| CHEMBL3322000 | 0 | 2 |
| CHEMBL3350037 | 0 | 2 |
| CHEMBL426123 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL4299381 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL1201279 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL4303681 | 0 | 1 |
Related Atlas pages
- Drugs: Albendazole, Pyrantel, Octreotide, Retinol, Azithromycin, Ceftriaxone, Cyanocobalamin, Cyproheptadine, Ergocalciferol, Lamivudine, Mebendazole, Mesalamine, Niacinamide, Nitazoxanide, Oxandrolone, Testosterone Undecanoate, Thalidomide, L-Citrulline, Lactoferrin, Bovine, Lipoic Acid, Alpha, Nabiximols, Zinc Ion