Trait
Microcytic anemia
A kind of anemia in which the volume of the red blood cells is reduced.
Summary
- Also called
- Microcytic anaemia
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Microcytic anemia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FARSAphenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase subunit alpha | Always | In 1 condition |
| HBBhemoglobin subunit beta | Always | In 4 conditions |
| IL6STinterleukin 6 cytokine family signal transducer | Always | In 1 condition |
| IREB2iron responsive element binding protein 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| IRX5iroquois homeobox 5 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PSTPIP1proline-serine-threonine phosphatase interacting protein 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RIPK1receptor interacting serine/threonine kinase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC25A10solute carrier family 25 member 10 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC25A21solute carrier family 25 member 21 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC37A4solute carrier family 37 member 4 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SUCLA2succinate-CoA ligase ADP-forming subunit beta | Always | In 1 condition |
| ATRXATRX chromatin remodeler | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HBA1hemoglobin subunit alpha 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HBA2hemoglobin subunit alpha 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HBDhemoglobin subunit delta | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HBG1hemoglobin subunit gamma 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LPIN2lipin 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC35C1solute carrier family 35 member C1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SRD5A3steroid 5 alpha-reductase 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| TBK1TANK binding kinase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| WASWASP actin nucleation promoting factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AGGF1angiogenic factor with G-patch and FHA domains 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CATcatalase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FECHferrochelatase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PIK3CAphosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PSMB8proteasome 20S subunit beta 8 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC29A3solute carrier family 29 member 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TEKTEK receptor tyrosine kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FDX2ferredoxin 2 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| PUS1pseudouridine synthase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SMPD1sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TKFCtriokinase and FMN cyclase | 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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