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Trait

Hairy forehead

Clinical name: Frontal hirsutism

Excessive amount of hair growth on forehead.

HPO HP:0011335

Summary

Also called
Hirsute forehead
Body system
Abnormality of head or neckAbnormality of the integument

12 genes linked to Hairy forehead

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Hairy forehead 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
CREBBPCREB binding lysine acetyltransferaseAlwaysIn 1 condition
EP300EP300 lysine acetyltransferaseAlwaysIn 1 condition
MAU2MAU2 sister chromatid cohesion factorAlwaysIn 1 condition
PRMT7protein arginine methyltransferase 7AlwaysIn 1 condition
DLK1delta like non-canonical Notch ligand 1Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
MEG3maternally expressed 3Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
RTL1retrotransposon Gag like 1Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
SLC25A12solute carrier family 25 member 12Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
TASP1taspase 1Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
IARS2isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrialRarely (1–4%)In 1 condition
CKAP2Lcytoskeleton associated protein 2LNot recordedIn 1 condition
FLNAfilamin ANot 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

Abnormality of the foreheadExcessive face hair

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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