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Trait

Cervical myelopathy

A collection of pathologic conditions that result from progressive spinal cord dysfunction secondary to cord compression in the cervical spine.

HPO HP:0002318

Summary

Also called
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Degenerative cervical myelopathy
Body system
Abnormality of the nervous system

8 genes linked to Cervical myelopathy

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Cervical myelopathy 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.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
NAXENAD(P)HX epimeraseOften (30–79%)In 1 condition
NMNAT1nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferase 1Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
EXT1exostosin glycosyltransferase 1Rarely (1–4%)In 2 conditions
EXT2exostosin glycosyltransferase 2Rarely (1–4%)In 2 conditions
ARSBarylsulfatase BNot recordedIn 1 condition
COL2A1collagen type II alpha 1 chainNot recordedIn 1 condition
GALNSgalactosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfataseNot recordedIn 1 condition
GLB1galactosidase beta 1Not recordedIn 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

Myelopathy

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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