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Trait

Spider veins of the lip

Clinical name: Lip telangiectasia

Telangiectasia (that is, the presence of small dilated superficial blood vessels) of the lips.

HPO HP:0000214

Summary

Also called
Labial telangiectasia, Lip telangiectases, Telangiectasia of the lips
Body system
Abnormality of head or neckAbnormality of the cardiovascular systemAbnormality of the integument

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6 genes linked to Spider veins of the lip

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Spider veins of the lip 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.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
ACVRL1activin A receptor like type 1Very often (80–99%)In 2 conditions
ENGendoglinVery often (80–99%)In 2 conditions
GDF2growth differentiation factor 2Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
NAGAalpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidaseVery often (80–99%)In 2 conditions
SMAD4SMAD family member 4Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
LBRlamin B receptorNot recordedIn 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

Abnormal lipSpider veins of the mouth

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 2026.10.21-311f020e.

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