Trait
Narrow nose
Interalar distance more than 2 SD below the mean for age, or alternatively, an apparently decreased width of the nasal base and alae.
Summary
- Also called
- Decreased nasal breadth, Decreased nasal width, Thin nose
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Narrow nose 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DDR2discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| FBN1fibrillin 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| HYOU1hypoxia up-regulated 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| LMNAlamin A/C | Always | In 1 condition |
| PYCR1pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU4ATACRNA, U4atac small nuclear | Always | In 1 condition |
| SCARF2scavenger receptor class F member 2 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| SMC1Astructural maintenance of chromosomes 1A | Always | In 1 condition |
| TM2D3TM2 domain containing 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CARS1cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL5A1collagen type V alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MED12mediator complex subunit 12 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR3ARNA polymerase III subunit A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ERCC6ERCC excision repair 6, chromatin remodeling factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ERCC8ERCC excision repair 8, CSA ubiquitin ligase complex subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC26A2solute carrier family 26 member 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TGDSTDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNU4-2RNA, U4 small nuclear 2 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| ABL1ABL proto-oncogene 1, non-receptor tyrosine kinase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ACP5acid phosphatase 5, tartrate resistant | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CCNQcyclin Q | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| EYA1EYA transcriptional coactivator and phosphatase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FGFR2fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| GJA1gap junction protein alpha 1 | Not recorded | In 2 conditions |
| PDGFRBplatelet derived growth factor receptor beta | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| POLEDNA polymerase epsilon, catalytic subunit | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SATB2SATB homeobox 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TP63tumor protein p63 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TRRAPtransformation/transcription domain associated protein | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TWIST1twist family bHLH transcription factor 1 | Not recorded | In 2 conditions |
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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