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Trait

Flat sella turcica

An abnormally flat sella turcica.

HPO HP:0100857

Summary

Body system
Abnormality of head or neckAbnormality of the musculoskeletal system

2 genes linked to Flat sella turcica

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Flat sella turcica 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.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
FLNAfilamin AAlwaysIn 1 condition
ALDH18A1aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1Sometimes (5–29%)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

Deformed sella turcica

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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