Trait
Absent eyelashes
Lack of eyelashes.
Summary
- Also called
- Failure of development of eyelashes, Atrichia of eyelashes
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Absent eyelashes 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DCLRE1CDNA cross-link repair 1C | Always | In 1 condition |
| EDARADDEDAR associated via death domain | Always | In 1 condition |
| HOXC13homeobox C13 | Always | In 1 condition |
| HRHR lysine demethylase and nuclear receptor corepressor | Always | In 2 conditions |
| KRT85keratin 85 | Always | In 1 condition |
| LRP1LDL receptor related protein 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PKP1plakophilin 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RAG1recombination activating 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RAG2recombination activating 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SOX18SRY-box transcription factor 18 | Always | In 3 conditions |
| TCOF1treacle ribosome biogenesis factor 1 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| LMNAlamin A/C | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| RNU12RNA, U12 small nuclear | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TWIST2twist family bHLH transcription factor 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| ANAPC1anaphase promoting complex subunit 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DSPdesmoplakin | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGF10fibroblast growth factor 10 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| JUPjunction plakoglobin | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR1BRNA polymerase I subunit B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR1CRNA polymerase I and III subunit C | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR1DRNA polymerase I and III subunit D | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR3ARNA polymerase III subunit A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RECQL4RecQ like helicase 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CWC27CWC27 spliceosome associated cyclophilin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| ODC1ornithine decarboxylase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BRAFB-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| EDAectodysplasin A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FRAS1Fraser extracellular matrix complex subunit 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| GJB2gap junction protein beta 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KRASKRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MAP2K1mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MAP2K2mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MBTPS2membrane bound transcription factor peptidase, site 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PHGDHphosphoglycerate dehydrogenase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RIPK4receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TP63tumor protein p63 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ZMPSTE24zinc metallopeptidase STE24 | 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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