Traits

Traits linked to SLC39A13

solute carrier family 39 member 13

The Human Phenotype Ontology links 44 traits to SLC39A13, by body system: features seen in people with one of the gene's rare conditions.

Abnormality of limbs

Trait	How often it is seen
Abnormality of the wide portion of a long bone	Often (30–79%)
Absent palm lines	Often (30–79%)
Broad femoral neck	Often (30–79%)
Dislocated radial head	Often (30–79%)
Flared wide portion of long bone	Often (30–79%)
Flat end part of innermost thighbone	Often (30–79%)
Short neck of thighbone	Often (30–79%)
Tapered finger	Often (30–79%)
Thenar muscle atrophy	Often (30–79%)
Dropped arches	Not recorded
Joint contracture of the hand	Not recorded
Permanent flexion of the finger	Not recorded
Short finger bones	Not recorded
Shortened long bone of hand	Not recorded

Abnormality of head or neck

Trait	How often it is seen
Depressed nasal bridge	Always
Webbed neck	Always
Bifid uvula	Often (30–79%)
Downward slanting of the opening between the eyelids	Often (30–79%)
Bad bite	Not recorded
Delayed eruption of teeth	Not recorded
Failure of development of between one and six teeth	Not recorded
Frontal bossing	Not recorded
High palate	Not recorded

Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system

Trait	How often it is seen
Abnormal skeletal development	Very often (80–99%)
Flat end part of bone	Often (30–79%)
Flattened vertebrae	Often (30–79%)
Osteopenia	Often (30–79%)
Flexed joint that cannot be straightened	Sometimes (5–29%)
Kyphoscoliosis	Sometimes (5–29%)
Double-Jointed	Not recorded
Irregular vertebral endplates	Not recorded

Abnormality of the eye

Trait	How often it is seen
Wide-set eyes	Always
Blue outer white part of eyeball	Very often (80–99%)
Bulging eye	Very often (80–99%)

Abnormality of the integument

Trait	How often it is seen
Hyperelastic skin	Very often (80–99%)
Thin skin	Very often (80–99%)
Cigarette-paper scars	Often (30–79%)

Growth abnormality

Trait	How often it is seen
Faltering weight	Very often (80–99%)
Moderate short stature	Very often (80–99%)
Short stature	Not recorded

Abnormality of the nervous system

Trait	How often it is seen
Motor delay	Often (30–79%)
Waddling gait	Not recorded

Abnormality of blood and blood-forming tissues

Trait	How often it is seen
Bruising susceptibility	Very often (80–99%)

Abnormality of the cardiovascular system

Trait	How often it is seen
Prominent veins	Not recorded

How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.

Where this comes from

The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to SLC39A13 and how often each is seen. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

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