Trait
Abnormal kidney location
Clinical name: Ectopic kidney
A developmental defect in which a kidney is located in an abnormal anatomic position.
Summary
- Also called
- Displaced kidney, Ectopic kidneys, Renal ectopia
- Body system
- Abnormality of the genitourinary system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Abnormal kidney location 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PALB2partner and localizer of BRCA2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PAN2poly(A) specific ribonuclease subunit PAN2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| XRCC2X-ray repair cross complementing 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| ZMYM3zinc finger MYM-type containing 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| HNF1BHNF1 homeobox B | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| WNT4Wnt family member 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CCNQcyclin Q | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DNA2DNA replication helicase/nuclease 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FBXO22F-box protein 22 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FUZfuzzy planar cell polarity protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HOXD13homeobox D13 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| JAM3junctional adhesion molecule 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RIPK4receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| VANGL1VANGL planar cell polarity protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ADAMTS3ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BRCA2BRCA2 DNA repair associated | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CCBE1collagen and calcium binding EGF domains 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| CHN1chimerin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTR9CTR9 component of Paf1/RNA polymerase II complex | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DACT1dishevelled binding antagonist of beta catenin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DIS3L2DIS3 like 3'-5' exoribonuclease 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FAAP100FA core complex associated protein 100 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FAT4FAT atypical cadherin 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GDF3growth differentiation factor 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GDF6growth differentiation factor 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GLI3GLI family zinc finger 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| GPC3glypican 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| H19H19 imprinted maternally expressed transcript | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HMGA2high mobility group AT-hook 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KDM6Alysine demethylase 6A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KMT2Dlysine methyltransferase 2D | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LEMD3LEM domain containing 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LRP4LDL receptor related protein 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAFBMAF bZIP transcription factor B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MEOX1mesenchyme homeobox 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NRIP1nuclear receptor interacting protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| POU6F2POU class 6 homeobox 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RBBP8RB binding protein 8, endonuclease | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RESTRE1 silencing transcription factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RPS26ribosomal protein S26 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| SALL1spalt like transcription factor 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SALL4spalt like transcription factor 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SPECC1Lsperm antigen with calponin homology and coiled-coil domains 1 like | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRIM28tripartite motif containing 28 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRIP13thyroid hormone receptor interactor 13 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| USP9Xubiquitin specific peptidase 9 X-linked | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WT1WT1 transcription factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| XRCC4X-ray repair cross complementing 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FANCD2FA complementation group D2 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| SMSspermine synthase | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| ARID1BAT-rich interaction domain 1B | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FANCAFA complementation group A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FANCCFA complementation group C | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FANCEFA complementation group E | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KNSTRNkinetochore localized astrin (SPAG5) binding protein | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NIPBLNIPBL cohesin loading factor | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PBX1PBX homeobox 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PIK3CDphosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SF3B2splicing factor 3b subunit 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SNRPBsmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptides B and B1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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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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