Trait
Head-banging
Habitual striking of one's own head against a surface such as a mattress or wall of a crib.
Summary
- Body system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Head-banging 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EIF4A2eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| IKZF2IKAROS family zinc finger 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU5B-1RNA, U5B small nuclear 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KAT5lysine acetyltransferase 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PIGFphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class F | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RAI1retinoic acid induced 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FEM1Bfem-1 homolog B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAPK1mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| REREarginine-glutamic acid dipeptide repeats | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SNRPNsmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide N | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SVBPsmall vasohibin binding protein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TAOK1TAO kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| VPS13Avacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| YWHAZtyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DPAGT1dolichyl-phosphate N-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase 1 | Rarely (1–4%) | 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
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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