Trait
Emotional discomfort
Clinical name: Dysphoria
A pervasive state of negatively valenced emotional unease and dissatisfaction along with an inner discomfort that is disproportionate to external circumstances and may include heightened emotional reactivity. It is associated with a mixture of overlapping negative emotions that are difficult to disentangle.
Summary
- Also called
- Emotionally unsettled, Feeling off inside, Ill at ease
- Body system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Emotional discomfort 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ATP9AATPase phospholipid transporting 9A | Often (30–79%) | 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.
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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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