Trait
Trigger finger
Clinical name: Digital flexor tenosynovitis
Inflammation of the flexor digitorum tendon, often associated with the Kanavel signs: (i) finger held in slight flexion, (ii) fusiform swelling, (iii) tenderness along the flexor tendon sheath, and (iv) pain with passive extension of the digit.
Summary
- Body system
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Trigger finger 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CD244CD244 molecule | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CIITAclass II major histocompatibility complex transactivator | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IL10interleukin 10 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NFKBIL1NFKB inhibitor like 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLC22A4solute carrier family 22 member 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TTRtransthyretin | 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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