Trait
Pits around the ear
Clinical name: Periauricular skin pits
Benign congenital lesions of the periauricular soft tissue consisting of a blind-ending narrow tube or pit.
Summary
- Also called
- Periauricular earpits, Periauricular fistulas, Periauricular pits, Periauricular sinus
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Pits around the ear 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EDN1endothelin 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GNAI3G protein subunit alpha i3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LRP1LDL receptor related protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PLCB4phospholipase C beta 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AUTS2activator of transcription and developmental regulator AUTS2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | 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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