Trait
Baggy eyes
Clinical name: Dermatochalasis
Loss of elasticity of the upper and lower eyelids causing the skin to sag and bulge.
Summary
- Also called
- Droopy eyelid skin, Extra eyelid skin, Hooding of eyelids, Redundant eyelid skin, Eyelid dermatochalasia
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Baggy eyes 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EFEMP2EGF-like fibulin extracellular matrix protein 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| FBLN5fibulin 5 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LTBP1latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ARL6ARF like GTPase 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BBS1Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CCDC28Bcoiled-coil domain containing 28B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KNSTRNkinetochore localized astrin (SPAG5) binding protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PIK3CDphosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMC3structural maintenance of chromosomes 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL1A1collagen type I alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL5A1collagen type V alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL5A2collagen type V alpha 2 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | 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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