Trait
Narrow palate
Width of the palate more than 2 SD below the mean (objective) or apparently decreased palatal width (subjective).
Summary
- Also called
- Narrow roof of mouth, Decreased palatal width, Decreased transverse dimension of palate
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Narrow palate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| APC2APC regulator of Wnt signaling pathway 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CREBBPCREB binding lysine acetyltransferase | Always | In 3 conditions |
| EFEMP1EGF-like fibulin extracellular matrix protein 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| EP300EP300 lysine acetyltransferase | Always | In 3 conditions |
| ESAMendothelial cell adhesion molecule | Always | In 1 condition |
| FGFR2fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 | Always | In 7 conditions |
| INTS11integrator complex subunit 11 | Always | In 1 condition |
| NEUROG1neurogenin 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PSMD12proteasome 26S subunit, non-ATPase 12 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RBSNrabenosyn, RAB effector | Always | In 1 condition |
| SPTAN1spectrin alpha, non-erythrocytic 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| UBR5ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component n-recognin 5 | Always | In 1 condition |
| VPS13Bvacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog B | Always | In 1 condition |
| ELMO2engulfment and cell motility 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HRASHRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CNTNAP1contactin associated protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DPYSL5dihydropyrimidinase like 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FBXO22F-box protein 22 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR3fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GPC3glypican 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| IL11RAinterleukin 11 receptor subunit alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KANSL1KAT8 regulatory NSL complex subunit 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MEGF8multiple EGF like domains 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NAA10N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, NatA catalytic subunit | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RNU4-2RNA, U4 small nuclear 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ROR2ROR family WNT receptor 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RPS6KA3ribosomal protein S6 kinase A3 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| SCNM1sodium channel modifier 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC25A12solute carrier family 25 member 12 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SOX5SRY-box transcription factor 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TECRtrans-2,3-enoyl-CoA reductase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TWIST1twist family bHLH transcription factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| AEBP1AE binding protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ASCC3activating signal cointegrator 1 complex subunit 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP6V1B2ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit B2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ATXN7L3ataxin 7 like 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FLNAfilamin A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GRIA3glutamate ionotropic receptor AMPA type subunit 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HECTD4HECT domain E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MADDMAP kinase activating death domain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
Show 31 more genes
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| MESDmesoderm development LRP chaperone | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NEK9NIMA related kinase 9 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| OCRLOCRL inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PTENphosphatase and tensin homolog | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC35C1solute carrier family 35 member C1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TBC1D24TBC1 domain family member 24 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TBX2T-box transcription factor 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZFXzinc finger protein X-linked | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZRSR2zinc finger CCCH-type, RNA binding motif and serine/arginine rich 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PRUNE1prune exopolyphosphatase 1 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| ADAMTS10ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 10 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ASXL1ASXL transcriptional regulator 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| BRCA1BRCA1 DNA repair associated | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CCBE1collagen and calcium binding EGF domains 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CPT2carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CTSKcathepsin K | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| DVL1dishevelled segment polarity protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FBN1fibrillin 1 | Not recorded | In 2 conditions |
| HERC2HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MED12mediator complex subunit 12 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NSD1nuclear receptor binding SET domain protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RAB18RAB18, member RAS oncogene family | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RARS2arginyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RUNX2RUNX family transcription factor 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SETBP1SET binding protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SH3BP2SH3 domain binding protein 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SKISKI proto-oncogene | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLC25A46solute carrier family 25 member 46 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TRPS1transcriptional repressor GATA binding 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| WNT5AWnt family member 5A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| WNT7AWnt family member 7A | 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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