Trait
Sunken or indented skin due to damage
Clinical name: Atrophic scars
Scars that form a depression compared to the level of the surrounding skin because of damage to the collagen, fat or other tissues below the skin.
Summary
- Also called
- Thin, atrophic scars
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Sunken or indented skin due to damage 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AEBP1AE binding protein 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| COL5A2collagen type V alpha 2 chain | Always | In 2 conditions |
| COL7A1collagen type VII alpha 1 chain | Always | In 10 conditions |
| DSEdermatan sulfate epimerase | Always | In 2 conditions |
| THBS2thrombospondin 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CHST14carbohydrate sulfotransferase 14 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| COL17A1collagen type XVII alpha 1 chain | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| COL1A1collagen type I alpha 1 chain | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| COL5A1collagen type V alpha 1 chain | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| ITGB4integrin subunit beta 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 3 conditions |
| LAMA3laminin subunit alpha 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| LAMB3laminin subunit beta 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| LAMC2laminin subunit gamma 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| LRP1LDL receptor related protein 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| MMP1matrix metallopeptidase 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ADA2adenosine deaminase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ADAMTS2ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| ADAMTSL2ADAMTS like 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| B3GALT6beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| B4GALT7beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| C1Rcomplement C1r | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| C1Scomplement C1s | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL12A1collagen type XII alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| COL1A2collagen type I alpha 2 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 4 conditions |
| FKBP14FKBP prolyl isomerase 14 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KRT14keratin 14 | Often (30–79%) | In 4 conditions |
| KRT5keratin 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 4 conditions |
| PLOD1procollagen-lysine,2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PLECplectin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| SMAD3SMAD family member 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CARMIL2capping protein regulator and myosin 1 linker 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| COL3A1collagen type III alpha 1 chain | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ITGA6integrin subunit alpha 6 | 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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