Trait
Thick lower jaw bone
Clinical name: Mandibular hyperostosis
Hyperostosis (bony overgrowth) of the mandible.
Summary
- Also called
- Hyperostosis of lower jaw, Hyperostosis of mandibular bone, Increased ossification of mandibular bone
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Thick lower jaw bone 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AKT1AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 | 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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