Trait
Excessive hair growth
Clinical name: Hypertrichosis
Hypertrichosis is increased hair growth that is abnormal in quantity or location.
Summary
- Also called
- Increased hair growth on body
- Body system
- Abnormality of the integument
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Excessive hair growth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACTBactin beta | Always | In 1 condition |
| CHASERRCHD2 adjacent suppressive regulatory RNA | Always | In 1 condition |
| ELFN1extracellular leucine rich repeat and fibronectin type III domain containing 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| GPC3glypican 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| IL6STinterleukin 6 cytokine family signal transducer | Always | In 1 condition |
| INSRinsulin receptor | Always | In 4 conditions |
| KCNK4potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 4 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KDM2Blysine demethylase 2B | Always | In 1 condition |
| KIAA0753KIAA0753 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KRT10keratin 10 | Always | In 1 condition |
| MARK2microtubule affinity regulating kinase 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| NDUFA12NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A12 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PRKG2protein kinase cGMP-dependent 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU5B-1RNA, U5B small nuclear 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC25A24solute carrier family 25 member 24 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SMARCA4SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 4 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| SOX11SRY-box transcription factor 11 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| TMEM94transmembrane protein 94 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TWIST2twist family bHLH transcription factor 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| UNC13Aunc-13 homolog A | Always | In 1 condition |
| ZFXzinc finger protein X-linked | Always | In 1 condition |
| ARID1AAT-rich interaction domain 1A | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ARID1BAT-rich interaction domain 1B | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| ARID2AT-rich interaction domain 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ASXL1ASXL transcriptional regulator 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| DPF2double PHD fingers 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| NFIXnuclear factor I X | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| SMARCB1SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit B1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SMARCC2SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit C2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SMARCD1SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit D1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| SMARCE1SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit E1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| SOX4SRY-box transcription factor 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ADAMTS2ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ADAMTSL2ADAMTS like 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AFF3ALF transcription elongation factor 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP6V1B2ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit B2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BGNbiglycan | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CACHD1cache domain containing 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CDKN2Acyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COG7component of oligomeric golgi complex 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CTNNB1catenin beta 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FBN1fibrillin 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HID1HID1 domain containing | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| IARS2isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KCNN3potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KNSTRNkinetochore localized astrin (SPAG5) binding protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NUS1NUS1 dehydrodolichyl diphosphate synthase subunit | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PIGUphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class U | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PIK3CDphosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PRKAR1Aprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PSMB8proteasome 20S subunit beta 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PUF60poly(U) binding splicing factor 60 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC29A3solute carrier family 29 member 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMARCA2SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SNX14sorting nexin 14 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TERTtelomerase reverse transcriptase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TMCO1transmembrane and coiled-coil domains 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TP53tumor protein p53 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TRAIPTRAF interacting protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| VPS37AVPS37A subunit of ESCRT-I | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNRF3zinc and ring finger 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AIPAHR interacting HSP90 co-chaperone | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ALG9ALG9 alpha-1,2-mannosyltransferase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ALKALK receptor tyrosine kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ASXL2ASXL transcriptional regulator 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BAP1BRCA1 associated deubiquitinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BRAFB-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CHMP1Acharged multivesicular body protein 1A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CKAP2Lcytoskeleton associated protein 2L | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTCFCCCTC-binding factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTSCcathepsin C | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DHRSXdehydrogenase/reductase X-linked | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DPAGT1dolichyl-phosphate N-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FOSL2FOS like 2, AP-1 transcription factor subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FRA10AC1FRA10A associated CGG repeat 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GNA14G protein subunit alpha 14 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| GPR101G protein-coupled receptor 101 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HGSNATheparan-alpha-glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KDM1Alysine demethylase 1A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KDM6Alysine demethylase 6A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KMT2Dlysine methyltransferase 2D | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAPK1mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAU2MAU2 sister chromatid cohesion factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-CO1mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase I | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-CO2mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-CO3mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase III | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-ND1mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-ND4mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-ND5mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 5 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-ND6mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-TFmitochondrially encoded tRNA-Phe (UUU/C) | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-THmitochondrially encoded tRNA-His (CAU/C) | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-TL1mitochondrially encoded tRNA-Leu (UUA/G) 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-TQmitochondrially encoded tRNA-Gln (CAA/G) | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-TS1mitochondrially encoded tRNA-Ser (UCN) 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-TS2mitochondrially encoded tRNA-Ser (AGU/C) 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MT-TWmitochondrially encoded tRNA-Trp (UGA/G) | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NRASNRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PPOXprotoporphyrinogen oxidase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RAB3GAP1RAB3 GTPase activating protein catalytic subunit 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RAF1Raf-1 proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNF125ring finger protein 125 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SOX5SRY-box transcription factor 5 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SUZ12SUZ12 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| UBR7ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component n-recognin 7 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| USP9Xubiquitin specific peptidase 9 X-linked | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| VPS33AVPS33A core subunit of CORVET and HOPS complexes | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WBP11WW domain binding protein 11 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WDR83OSWD repeat domain 83 opposite strand | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZEB2zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNF699zinc finger protein 699 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ABCA5ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 5 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| BLMBLM RecQ like helicase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| GJB4gap junction protein beta 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| GLB1galactosidase beta 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IDSiduronate 2-sulfatase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| LTBP3latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MAN2B1mannosidase alpha class 2B member 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RAB18RAB18, member RAS oncogene family | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SETBP1SET binding protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SRD5A3steroid 5 alpha-reductase 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TLK2tousled like kinase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| UROSuroporphyrinogen III synthase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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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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