Trait
Abdominal obesity
Excessive fat around the stomach and abdomen.
Summary
- Also called
- Central obesity
- Body system
- Growth abnormality
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Abdominal obesity is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| ARL6ARF like GTPase 6 | Always | In 1 condition |
| BBS1Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CCDC28Bcoiled-coil domain containing 28B | Always | In 1 condition |
| DYRK1Bdual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1B | Always | In 1 condition |
| PRKAR1Aprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alpha | Always | In 2 conditions |
| ZPR1ZPR1 zinc finger | Always | In 1 condition |
| ARMC5armadillo repeat containing 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| ATRXATRX chromatin remodeler | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BRAFB-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CDH23cadherin related 23 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CUL4Bcullin 4B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GNASGNAS complex locus | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KDM1Alysine demethylase 1A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MAGEL2MAGE family member L2 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| NKAPNFKB activating protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NR3C1nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SIM1SIM bHLH transcription factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TP53tumor protein p53 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| USP48ubiquitin specific peptidase 48 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| USP8ubiquitin specific peptidase 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| BLMBLM RecQ like helicase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PDE11Aphosphodiesterase 11A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| AIPAHR interacting HSP90 co-chaperone | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HERC2HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| LIPElipase E, hormone sensitive type | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MKRN3makorin ring finger protein 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NPAP1nuclear pore associated protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PWAR1Prader Willi/Angelman region RNA 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PWRN1Prader-Willi region non-protein coding RNA 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RNPC3RNA binding region (RNP1, RRM) containing 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SNORD115-1small nucleolar RNA, C/D box 115-1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SNORD116-1small nucleolar RNA, C/D box 116-1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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.
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Where this comes from
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
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