Trait
Enlarged tonsils
Increase in size of the tonsils, small collections of lymphoid tissue facing into the aerodigestive tract on either side of the back part of the throat.
Summary
- Also called
- Enlargement of tonsils, Tonsillar hypertrophy, tonsils large/hypertrophy
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Enlarged tonsils 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IL2RAinterleukin 2 receptor subunit alpha | Always | In 1 condition |
| TRAF3TNF receptor associated factor 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| AKT2AKT serine/threonine kinase 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PIK3CAphosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CA2carbonic anhydrase 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PIK3R1phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CD40LGCD40 ligand | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IDUAalpha-L-iduronidase | 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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