Trait
Broad face
Bizygomatic (upper face) and bigonial (lower face) width greater than 2 standard deviations above the mean (objective); or an apparent increase in the width of the face (subjective).
Summary
- Also called
- Increased breadth of face, Increased width of face, Wide face, Broad facies, Horizontal excess of face, Horizontal hyperplasia of face, Increased horizontal dimension of face, Increased transverse dimension of face, Transverse excess of face, Transverse hyperplasia of face, Wide facies
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Broad face 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HDAC4histone deacetylase 4 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KDM6Blysine demethylase 6B | Always | In 1 condition |
| LRRC7leucine rich repeat containing 7 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TGFB3transforming growth factor beta 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| DDR2discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DNM1dynamin 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FASTKD5FASTK mitochondrial RNA regulator 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RAI1retinoic acid induced 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| UBE2Aubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNF711ZFX family zinc finger ZNF711 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ADNPactivity dependent neuroprotector homeobox | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PDE4Dphosphodiesterase 4D | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| AGAaspartylglucosaminidase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| BRAT1BRCA1 associated ATM activator 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FLNAfilamin A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FLNBfilamin B | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IDUAalpha-L-iduronidase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NFIAnuclear factor I A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PTCH1patched 1 | Not recorded | In 2 conditions |
| SNX14sorting nexin 14 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TBL1XR1TBL1X/Y related 1 | 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.
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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