Trait
Echoing another person's speech
Clinical name: Echolalia
Echolalia is the automatic imitative repetition of sounds, words, or phrases in the absence of explicit awareness. The repeated words or phrases are typically odd or used in a non-social manner. These can be words or phrases that the affected individual has heard or invented.
Summary
- Also called
- Echologia, Echophrasia, Repeated speech
- Body system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Echoing another person's speech 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CHD8chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 8 | Always | In 1 condition |
| FEM1Bfem-1 homolog B | Always | In 1 condition |
| ITPR1inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU6ATACRNA, U6atac small nuclear | Always | In 1 condition |
| SNAP25synaptosome associated protein 25 | Always | In 1 condition |
| UBAP2Lubiquitin associated protein 2 like | Always | In 1 condition |
| ACTBactin beta | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ACTG1actin gamma 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CHMP2Bcharged multivesicular body protein 2B | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CKAP2Lcytoskeleton associated protein 2L | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| EHMT1euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| GRNgranulin precursor | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| MAPTmicrotubule associated protein tau | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| PLECplectin | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PSEN1presenilin 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| RAI1retinoic acid induced 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SMARCA2SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| SQSTM1sequestosome 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TCF4transcription factor 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TMEM106Btransmembrane protein 106B | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TREM2triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| VCPvalosin containing protein | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CYLDCYLD lysine 63 deubiquitinase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR1fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KRASKRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MSL2MSL complex subunit 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC35C1solute carrier family 35 member C1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| UBE2Aubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 A | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| ADNPactivity dependent neuroprotector homeobox | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| AMER1APC membrane recruitment protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP6AP2ATPase H+ transporting accessory protein 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COX7Bcytochrome c oxidase subunit 7B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTNNB1catenin beta 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GRIK2glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HCCSholocytochrome c synthase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KDM5Alysine demethylase 5A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NDUFB11NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B11 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PDZD8PDZ domain containing 8 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PUF60poly(U) binding splicing factor 60 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC25A13solute carrier family 25 member 13 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
Show 7 more genes
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| KDM6Blysine demethylase 6B | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| NAGSN-acetylglutamate synthase | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| SPTBN1spectrin beta, non-erythrocytic 1 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| FLCNfolliculin | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HDChistidine decarboxylase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HERC2HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLITRK1SLIT and NTRK like family member 1 | 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.
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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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