Trait
Pink eye
Clinical name: Conjunctivitis
Inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Pink eye 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CD79BCD79b molecule | Always | In 2 conditions |
| FGFR3fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| IRF4interferon regulatory factor 4 | Always | In 1 condition |
| LYNLYN proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase | Always | In 1 condition |
| NLRP3NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 | Always | In 5 conditions |
| PLGplasminogen | Always | In 1 condition |
| PTCRApre T cell antigen receptor alpha | Always | In 1 condition |
| SPINK5serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 5 | Always | In 1 condition |
| BLNKB cell linker | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| BTKBruton tyrosine kinase | Very often (80–99%) | In 3 conditions |
| CD79ACD79a molecule | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| FOXC2forkhead box C2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| HLA-Bmajor histocompatibility complex, class I, B | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| IGHMimmunoglobulin heavy constant mu | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| IGLL1immunoglobulin lambda like polypeptide 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LRRC8Aleucine rich repeat containing 8 VRAC subunit A | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PIK3CDphosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| PIK3R1phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SPI1Spi-1 proto-oncogene | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TCF3transcription factor 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| BTDbiotinidase | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| DNASE1L3deoxyribonuclease 1L3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DNMT3BDNA methyltransferase 3 beta | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DUX4double homeobox 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DUX4L1double homeobox 4 like 1 (pseudogene) | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR2fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 3 conditions |
| FRG1FSHD region gene 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GJB2gap junction protein beta 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GJB6gap junction protein beta 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| PAX1paired box 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PSMB8proteasome 20S subunit beta 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC39A4solute carrier family 39 member 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMCHD1structural maintenance of chromosomes flexible hinge domain containing 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AARS1alanyl-tRNA synthetase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CARS1cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CD19CD19 molecule | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| DBR1debranching RNA lariats 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ERCC1ERCC excision repair 1, endonuclease non-catalytic subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ERCC2ERCC excision repair 2, TFIIH core complex helicase subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| ERCC3ERCC excision repair 3, TFIIH core complex helicase subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| ERCC4ERCC excision repair 4, endonuclease catalytic subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ERCC6ERCC excision repair 6, chromatin remodeling factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 3 conditions |
| ERCC8ERCC excision repair 8, CSA ubiquitin ligase complex subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| FERMT1FERM domain containing kindlin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GNASGNAS complex locus | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 3 conditions |
| GTF2E2general transcription factor IIE subunit 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GTF2H5general transcription factor IIH subunit 5 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IGSF3immunoglobulin superfamily member 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IKZF1IKAROS family zinc finger 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KAT6Alysine acetyltransferase 6A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LRBALPS responsive beige-like anchor protein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LRP1LDL receptor related protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MBTPS2membrane bound transcription factor peptidase, site 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 3 conditions |
| MPLKIPM-phase specific PLK1 interacting protein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNF113Aring finger protein 113A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SAT1spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| STX11syntaxin 11 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| STX16syntaxin 16 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TARS1threonyl-tRNA synthetase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TBK1TANK binding kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TFRCtransferrin receptor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TKTtransketolase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TNFRSF1ATNF receptor superfamily member 1A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| VPS33AVPS33A core subunit of CORVET and HOPS complexes | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WASWASP actin nucleation promoting factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ALDH3A2aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A2 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| AP1B1adaptor related protein complex 1 subunit beta 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| COL7A1collagen type VII alpha 1 chain | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CR2complement C3d receptor 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| DDB2damage specific DNA binding protein 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| DKC1dyskerin pseudouridine synthase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ICOSinducible T cell costimulator | Not recorded | In 2 conditions |
| POLHDNA polymerase eta | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PSMB4proteasome 20S subunit beta 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RAG1recombination activating 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RAG2recombination activating 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SAMD9sterile alpha motif domain containing 9 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TNFRSF13BTNF receptor superfamily member 13B | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TNFRSF13CTNF receptor superfamily member 13C | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TP63tumor protein p63 | Not recorded | In 2 conditions |
| UROSuroporphyrinogen III synthase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| USB1U6 snRNA biogenesis phosphodiesterase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| XPAXPA, DNA damage recognition and repair factor | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| XPCXPC complex subunit, DNA damage recognition and repair factor | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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- 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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