Trait

Abnormality of the forehead

Clinical name: Abnormal forehead morphology

An anomaly of the forehead.

HPO HP:0000290

Also called: Anomaly of the forehead, Deformity of the forehead, Malformation of the forehead, Abnormality of the frontal region of the face
Body system: Abnormality of head or neck

Reference genomeGRCh38hg38

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5 genes linked to Abnormality of the forehead

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Abnormality of the forehead 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
KCNJ6potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 6	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
LRP1LDL receptor related protein 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
NAA10N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, NatA catalytic subunit	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
NAB2NGFI-A binding protein 2	Rarely (1–4%)	In 1 condition
STAT6signal transducer and activator of transcription 6	Rarely (1–4%)	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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