Trait
Excessive salivation
Excessive production of saliva.
Summary
- Also called
- Mouth watering, Oversalivation, Watery mouth, Excessive production of saliva, Hypersalivation, Ptyalism
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Excessive salivation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FOXG1forkhead box G1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HLA-Bmajor histocompatibility complex, class I, B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| IKZF1IKAROS family zinc finger 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| THtyrosine hydroxylase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TSPOAP1TSPO associated protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| VAC14VAC14 component of PIKFYVE complex | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP7BATPase copper transporting beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PTS6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| ALDH3A2aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A2 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| KIF7kinesin family member 7 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| GCH1GTP cyclohydrolase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MECP2methyl-CpG binding protein 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| QDPRquinoid dihydropteridine reductase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLC12A5solute carrier family 12 member 5 | 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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