Trait
Increased nuchal translucency
Nuchal translucency is the sonographic appearance of subcutaneous accumulation of liquid in the back of the fetal neck in the first trimester of pregnancy (11-14 gestational weeks of pregnancy).
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Increased nuchal translucency 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DMRT2doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| LSM7LSM7 homolog, U6 small nuclear RNA and mRNA degradation associated | Always | In 1 condition |
| MED16mediator complex subunit 16 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RAB34RAB34, member RAS oncogene family | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU5B-1RNA, U5B small nuclear 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SRSF1serine and arginine rich splicing factor 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TRIP11thyroid hormone receptor interactor 11 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TXNDC15thioredoxin domain containing 15 | Always | In 1 condition |
| UGGT1UDP-glucose glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| BUB1BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| BUB1BBUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase B | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| BUB3BUB3 mitotic checkpoint protein | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CEP57centrosomal protein 57 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| DHCR77-dehydrocholesterol reductase | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TRIP13thyroid hormone receptor interactor 13 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| BMPERBMP binding endothelial regulator | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CSGALNACT1chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DHPSdeoxyhypusine synthase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR3fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| HNRNPKheterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| LBRlamin B receptor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LZTR1leucine zipper like post translational regulator 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| NKX2-5NK2 homeobox 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NSD1nuclear receptor binding SET domain protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| WWOXWW domain containing oxidoreductase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ADARB1adenosine deaminase RNA specific B1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ANKRD11ankyrin repeat domain 11 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ATN1atrophin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BAZ1Bbromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain 1B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BRD4bromodomain containing 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BUD23BUD23 rRNA methyltransferase and ribosome maturation factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CLIP2CAP-Gly domain containing linker protein 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COG8component of oligomeric golgi complex 8 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DNAJC30DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member C30 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DOHHdeoxyhypusine hydroxylase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EIF4Heukaryotic translation initiation factor 4H | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ELNelastin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EPHB4EPH receptor B4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FIG4FIG4 phosphoinositide 5-phosphatase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FKBP6FKBP prolyl isomerase family member 6 (inactive) | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| GPC6glypican 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GTF2Igeneral transcription factor IIi | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GTF2IRD1GTF2I repeat domain containing 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GTF2IRD2GTF2I repeat domain containing 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HDAC8histone deacetylase 8 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LIMK1LIM domain kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAU2MAU2 sister chromatid cohesion factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| METTL27methyltransferase like 27 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MUSKmuscle associated receptor tyrosine kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MYL11myosin light chain 11 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NCF1neutrophil cytosolic factor 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NIPBLNIPBL cohesin loading factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ODC1ornithine decarboxylase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PIGNphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class N | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RAD21RAD21 cohesin complex component | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RAP1BRAP1B, member of RAS oncogene family | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RFC2replication factor C subunit 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SMC1Astructural maintenance of chromosomes 1A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SMC3structural maintenance of chromosomes 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| STAG1STAG1 cohesin complex component | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| STX1Asyntaxin 1A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TBL2transducin beta like 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TMEM270transmembrane protein 270 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| VAC14VAC14 component of PIKFYVE complex | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| VPS37DVPS37D subunit of ESCRT-I | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ARSLarylsulfatase L | 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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