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Trait
Shortening of the achilles tendon
Clinical name: Achilles tendon contracture
A contracture of the Achilles tendon.
Summary
- Also called
- Tight achilles tendon, Achilles tendon contractures, Contractures of the Achilles tendon
Shortening of the achilles tendonHP:0001771
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Get my Genome Test56 genes linked to Shortening of the achilles tendon
Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Shortening of the achilles tendon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BAG3BAG cochaperone 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| COL6A2collagen type VI alpha 2 chain | Always | In 2 conditions |
| DMDdystrophin | Always | In 1 condition |
| EMDemerin | Always | In 2 conditions |
| FHL1four and a half LIM domains 1 | Always | In 3 conditions |
| HSPB8heat shock protein family B (small) member 8 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KYkyphoscoliosis peptidase | Always | In 1 condition |
| LARGE1LARGE xylosyl- and glucuronyltransferase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC25A4solute carrier family 25 member 4 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SPTAN1spectrin alpha, non-erythrocytic 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| ADAMTS15ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 15 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LMNAlamin A/C | Very often (80–99%) | In 5 conditions |
| ABCC9ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 9 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BICD2BICD cargo adaptor 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CRPPACDP-L-ribitol pyrophosphorylase A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DNM2dynamin 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FKRPfukutin related protein | Often (30–79%) | In 3 conditions |
| FKTNfukutin | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GJB1gap junction protein beta 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GNSglucosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfatase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| JAG2jagged canonical Notch ligand 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MARS1methionyl-tRNA synthetase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MEGF10multiple EGF like domains 10 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MTMR14myotubularin related protein 14 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NSUN2NOP2/Sun RNA methyltransferase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PLAAT3phospholipase A and acyltransferase 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| POMT1protein O-mannosyltransferase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PTRH2peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| SGCAsarcoglycan alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC12A6solute carrier family 12 member 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SYNE1spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SYNE2spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope protein 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TMEM43transmembrane protein 43 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ADAT3adenosine deaminase tRNA specific 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL12A1collagen type XII alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL6A1collagen type VI alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL6A3collagen type VI alpha 3 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HINT1histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LMX1BLIM homeobox transcription factor 1 beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NGLY1N-glycanase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
Show 16 more genes
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| PLECplectin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PYROXD1pyridine nucleotide-disulphide oxidoreductase domain 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SCN4Asodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| SGCGsarcoglycan gamma | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC39A14solute carrier family 39 member 14 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TNNT1troponin T1, slow skeletal type | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TTNtitin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| UFC1ubiquitin-fold modifier conjugating enzyme 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-TEmitochondrially encoded tRNA-Glu (GAA/G) | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| ABHD12abhydrolase domain containing 12, lysophospholipase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ACTA1actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ALS2alsin Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor ALS2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HRASHRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MYOTmyotilin | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| OPA1OPA1 mitochondrial dynamin like GTPase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ZC4H2zinc finger C4H2-type containing | 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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