Trait
Knock knees
Clinical name: Genu valgum
The legs angle inward, such that the knees are close together and the ankles far apart.
Summary
- Also called
- Genu valga, Genu valgus, Genua valga, Knee joint valgus deformity
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Knock knees 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ARSKarylsulfatase family member K | Always | In 1 condition |
| BNIP1BCL2 interacting protein 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CLDN16claudin 16 | Always | In 1 condition |
| COL9A1collagen type IX alpha 1 chain | Always | In 2 conditions |
| CSGALNACT1chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| FDXRferredoxin reductase | Always | In 1 condition |
| FLNAfilamin A | Always | In 2 conditions |
| GALNSgalactosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfatase | Always | In 1 condition |
| GNPTGN-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase subunit gamma | Always | In 1 condition |
| KDM2Blysine demethylase 2B | Always | In 1 condition |
| KDM6Blysine demethylase 6B | Always | In 1 condition |
| KIF7kinesin family member 7 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| LBRlamin B receptor | Always | In 1 condition |
| MED16mediator complex subunit 16 | Always | In 1 condition |
| NDUFAF6NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex assembly factor 6 | Always | In 1 condition |
| P4HTMprolyl 4-hydroxylase, transmembrane | Always | In 1 condition |
| PHEXphosphate regulating endopeptidase X-linked | Always | In 2 conditions |
| PHLDB1pleckstrin homology like domain family B member 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PRKACAprotein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha | Always | In 2 conditions |
| PSMD12proteasome 26S subunit, non-ATPase 12 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RAB33BRAB33B, member RAS oncogene family | Always | In 1 condition |
| RMP64ribonuclease MRP subunit p64 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU6ATACRNA, U6atac small nuclear | Always | In 1 condition |
| SCARF2scavenger receptor class F member 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SRSF1serine and arginine rich splicing factor 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TRPV4transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 | Always | In 3 conditions |
| UNC13Aunc-13 homolog A | Always | In 1 condition |
| ZPR1ZPR1 zinc finger | Always | In 1 condition |
| ARSBarylsulfatase B | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CHST3carbohydrate sulfotransferase 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 3 conditions |
| CYP19A1cytochrome P450 family 19 subfamily A member 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| DYMdymeclin | Very often (80–99%) | In 3 conditions |
| DYNC2LI1dynein cytoplasmic 2 light intermediate chain 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| EVCEvC ciliary complex subunit 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| EVC2EvC ciliary complex subunit 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| GLI1GLI family zinc finger 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| HSPG2heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| IARS2isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| LONP1lon peptidase 1, mitochondrial | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PRKACBprotein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit beta | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| SFRP4secreted frizzled related protein 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SHOXSHOX homeobox | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SLC26A2solute carrier family 26 member 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 4 conditions |
| BAZ1Bbromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain 1B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BUD23BUD23 rRNA methyltransferase and ribosome maturation factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CBScystathionine beta-synthase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CENPTcentromere protein T | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CLCN7Cl-/H+ antiporter 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CLIP2CAP-Gly domain containing linker protein 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL10A1collagen type X alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL11A1collagen type XI alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL1A2collagen type I alpha 2 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL2A1collagen type II alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 7 conditions |
| DNAJC30DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member C30 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EIF4Heukaryotic translation initiation factor 4H | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ELNelastin | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FKBP6FKBP prolyl isomerase family member 6 (inactive) | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FN1fibronectin 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GLB1galactosidase beta 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GTF2Igeneral transcription factor IIi | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GTF2IRD1GTF2I repeat domain containing 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GTF2IRD2GTF2I repeat domain containing 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GUSBglucuronidase beta | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HBBhemoglobin subunit beta | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| KAT6Alysine acetyltransferase 6A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KIF22kinesin family member 22 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| LIFRLIF receptor subunit alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LIMK1LIM domain kinase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MATN3matrilin 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| MCTP2multiple C2 and transmembrane domain containing 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MEGF8multiple EGF like domains 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| METTL27methyltransferase like 27 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NCF1neutrophil cytosolic factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEPDpeptidase D | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PRKG2protein kinase cGMP-dependent 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RAB23RAB23, member RAS oncogene family | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| RFC2replication factor C subunit 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RSPRY1ring finger and SPRY domain containing 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC10A7solute carrier family 10 member 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| STX1Asyntaxin 1A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TBC1D7TBC1 domain family member 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| TBL2transducin beta like 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TMEM270transmembrane protein 270 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TONSLtonsoku like, DNA repair protein | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| UGP2UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| VPS13Bvacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog B | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| VPS37DVPS37D subunit of ESCRT-I | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ACTA1actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ADNPactivity dependent neuroprotector homeobox | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP7AATPase copper transporting alpha | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| B3GAT3beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BCORBCL6 corepressor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BPNT23'(2'), 5'-bisphosphate nucleotidase 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BRAFB-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BRF1BRF1 general transcription factor IIIB subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CAMK2Acalcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CBFBcore-binding factor subunit beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CCN2cellular communication network factor 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CCN6cellular communication network factor 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CFL2cofilin 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COG5component of oligomeric golgi complex 5 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL9A2collagen type IX alpha 2 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL9A3collagen type IX alpha 3 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COMPcartilage oligomeric matrix protein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 4 conditions |
| EXT1exostosin glycosyltransferase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 3 conditions |
| EXT2exostosin glycosyltransferase 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| FBN1fibrillin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GANgigaxonin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| H3-3BH3.3 histone B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HEATR3HEAT repeat containing 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HS2ST1heparan sulfate 2-O-sulfotransferase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HS6ST1heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IDH1isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP(+)) 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IDH2isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP(+)) 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IFT172intraflagellar transport 172 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IPO8importin 8 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KLHL41kelch like family member 41 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KRASKRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LMOD3leiomodin 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAN2B1mannosidase alpha class 2B member 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAP2K1mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAP2K2mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MPZmyelin protein zero | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MTX2metaxin 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NAA60N-alpha-acetyltransferase 60, NatF catalytic subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NEBnebulin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NF1neurofibromin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| OCRLOCRL inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| PLAAT3phospholipase A and acyltransferase 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PMP22peripheral myelin protein 22 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PTH1Rparathyroid hormone 1 receptor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PUS3pseudouridine synthase 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RAD21RAD21 cohesin complex component | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RPGRIP1LRPGRIP1 like | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RUNX2RUNX family transcription factor 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SF3B2splicing factor 3b subunit 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SKISKI proto-oncogene | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| SPARTspartin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TFE3transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TGDSTDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TGFB1transforming growth factor beta 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| TPM2tropomyosin 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRPS1transcriptional repressor GATA binding 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TUBB3tubulin beta 3 class III | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| VDRvitamin D receptor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZEB2zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| ZNF699zinc finger protein 699 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTCFCCCTC-binding factor | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| SPTBN1spectrin beta, non-erythrocytic 1 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| ACANaggrecan | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ATRXATRX chromatin remodeler | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| B3GALT6beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 6 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CTC1CST telomere replication complex component 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CTNScystinosin, lysosomal cystine transporter | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| EIF2AK3eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ENPP1ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HERC2HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IDUAalpha-L-iduronidase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IFIH1interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IFT57intraflagellar transport 57 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MAGEL2MAGE family member L2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MKRN3makorin ring finger protein 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MMP13matrix metallopeptidase 13 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NKX3-2NK3 homeobox 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NOTCH2notch receptor 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NPAP1nuclear pore associated protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NSD1nuclear receptor binding SET domain protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ORC1origin recognition complex subunit 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PWAR1Prader Willi/Angelman region RNA 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PWRN1Prader-Willi region non-protein coding RNA 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SERPINH1serpin family H member 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SNORD115-1small nucleolar RNA, C/D box 115-1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SNORD116-1small nucleolar RNA, C/D box 116-1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TNFSF11TNF superfamily member 11 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| WNT7AWnt family member 7A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ZBTB20zinc finger and BTB domain containing 20 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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