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Trait

Foveal hypopigmentation

Decreased amount of pigmentation in the fovea.

HPO HP:0012643

Summary

Also called
Foveal depigmentation
Body system
Abnormality of the eye

4 genes linked to Foveal hypopigmentation

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Foveal hypopigmentation 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
APOEapolipoprotein ENot recordedIn 1 condition
CFHR1complement factor H related 1Not recordedIn 1 condition
CFHR3complement factor H related 3Not recordedIn 1 condition
HMCN1hemicentin 1Not recordedIn 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

Abnormal foveal pigmentation

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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