Trait
Beau's lines
A nail dystrophy that is preseents as grooved lines that run from side to side on the fingernail or the toenail that may look like indentations or ridges on the nail plate. They are caused by temporary disruption in the growth of proximal nail matrix. Trauma is usually the initiating factor such as infections, severe medical illnesses, major surgery/anesthesia, medication side effects, and autoimmune disease.
Summary
- Also called
- Beau lines, Ladder nail, Ladder nail sign
- Body system
- Abnormality of the integument
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Beau's lines 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.
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Broader traits
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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