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Trait

Moderate short stature

Clinical name: Moderately short stature

A moderate degree of short stature, more than -3 SD but not more than -4 SD from mean corrected for age and sex.

HPO HP:0008848

Summary

Body system
Growth abnormality

6 genes linked to Moderate short stature

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Moderate short stature 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
HIVEP2HIVEP zinc finger 2AlwaysIn 1 condition
SELENOIselenoprotein IAlwaysIn 1 condition
SLC39A13solute carrier family 39 member 13Very often (80–99%)In 2 conditions
SLC26A2solute carrier family 26 member 2Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
HOXD13homeobox D13Not recordedIn 1 condition
RUNX2RUNX family transcription factor 2Not 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

Proportionate short stature

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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