Trait
Inflamed gums
Clinical name: Gingivitis
Inflammation of the gingiva
Summary
- Also called
- Red and swollen gums, Gingival inflammation
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Inflamed gums 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ITGB2integrin subunit beta 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| MBTPS1membrane bound transcription factor peptidase, site 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PLEKHM1pleckstrin homology and RUN domain containing M1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SEC61A1SEC61 translocon subunit alpha 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| B4GALT7beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 7 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CTSCcathepsin C | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CLPBClpB family mitochondrial disaggregase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COPZ1coat protein complex I subunit zeta 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ELANEelastase, neutrophil expressed | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| ELOVL4ELOVL fatty acid elongase 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FERMT1FERM domain containing kindlin 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| GFI1growth factor independent 1 transcriptional repressor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PLGplasminogen | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| SRP19signal recognition particle 19 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| STAT3signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TCIRG1T cell immune regulator 1, ATPase H+ transporting V0 subunit a3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ALMS1ALMS1 centrosome and basal body associated protein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| CATcatalase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CLTRNcollectrin, amino acid transport regulator | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL3A1collagen type III alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CYBAcytochrome b-245 alpha chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CYBBcytochrome b-245 beta chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CYBC1cytochrome b-245 chaperone 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NCF1neutrophil cytosolic factor 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NCF2neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NCF4neutrophil cytosolic factor 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| OCRLOCRL inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC37A4solute carrier family 37 member 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC6A19solute carrier family 6 member 19 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GJB2gap junction protein beta 2 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| GJB6gap junction protein beta 6 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| CD40LGCD40 ligand | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IRF9interferon regulatory factor 9 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KRT6Akeratin 6A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| LYSTlysosomal trafficking regulator | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SAMD9sterile alpha motif domain containing 9 | 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.
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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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