Trait
Asymmetry of the posterior head
Clinical name: Plagiocephaly
Asymmetric head shape, which is usually a combination of unilateral occipital flattening with ipsilateral frontal prominence, leading to rhomboid cranial shape.
Summary
- Also called
- Asymmetry of the posterior skull, Flat head syndrome, Flattening of head, Flattening of skull, Rhomboid shaped head, Rhomboid shaped skull, Flattening of cranial vault, Flattening of cranium, Rhomboid shaped cranium
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Asymmetry of the posterior head 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ARXaristaless related homeobox | Always | In 1 condition |
| DYNC1H1dynein cytoplasmic 1 heavy chain 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| EIF4A2eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| GNPTABN-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase subunits alpha and beta | Always | In 1 condition |
| HEPHL1hephaestin like 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| HNRNPH1heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| INPP4Ainositol polyphosphate-4-phosphatase type I A | Always | In 1 condition |
| KDM2Blysine demethylase 2B | Always | In 1 condition |
| KIDINS220kinase D interacting substrate 220 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| MSL2MSL complex subunit 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PAN2poly(A) specific ribonuclease subunit PAN2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PIGAphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class A | Always | In 2 conditions |
| PIGQphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Q | Always | In 1 condition |
| PPFIA3PPFI scaffold protein A3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RMP64ribonuclease MRP subunit p64 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU2-2RNA, U2 small nuclear 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TM2D3TM2 domain containing 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TMEM63Btransmembrane protein 63B | Always | In 1 condition |
| FKTNfukutin | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| MEGF8multiple EGF like domains 8 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PRUNE1prune exopolyphosphatase 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| RAB23RAB23, member RAS oncogene family | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ADARB1adenosine deaminase RNA specific B1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AHDC1AT-hook DNA binding motif containing 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ANTXR1ANTXR cell adhesion molecule 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ARID1BAT-rich interaction domain 1B | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| ARID2AT-rich interaction domain 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CCDC47coiled-coil domain containing 47 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CHAMP1chromosome alignment maintaining phosphoprotein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DHX37DEAH-box helicase 37 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EFNB1ephrin B1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EMC10ER membrane protein complex subunit 10 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EML1EMAP like 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR2fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| FGFR3fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 3 conditions |
| HNRNPKheterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HRASHRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KAT6Alysine acetyltransferase 6A | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| KDM6Blysine demethylase 6B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KRASKRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| LMX1BLIM homeobox transcription factor 1 beta | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MAFMAF bZIP transcription factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MBTPS2membrane bound transcription factor peptidase, site 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MED12mediator complex subunit 12 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| NLGN4Xneuroligin 4 X-linked | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NRASNRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PIGOphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class O | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| PKDCCprotein kinase domain containing, cytoplasmic | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR2ARNA polymerase II subunit A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PPP2R1Aprotein phosphatase 2 scaffold subunit Aalpha | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| PPP3CAprotein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ROBO3roundabout guidance receptor 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| STXBP1syntaxin binding protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TWIST1twist family bHLH transcription factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 3 conditions |
| ZBTB20zinc finger and BTB domain containing 20 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ADARadenosine deaminase RNA specific | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ADAT3adenosine deaminase tRNA specific 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ADNPactivity dependent neuroprotector homeobox | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| AFF4ALF transcription elongation factor 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| AGO2argonaute RISC catalytic component 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP2B1ATPase plasma membrane Ca2+ transporting 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| B3GALT6beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CA2carbonic anhydrase 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CASKcalcium/calmodulin dependent serine protein kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CBFBcore-binding factor subunit beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CDC42BPBCDC42 binding protein kinase beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CDK13cyclin dependent kinase 13 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CHN1chimerin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CLCN3Cl-/H+ antiporter 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CNOT3CCR4-NOT transcription complex subunit 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL11A1collagen type XI alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL11A2collagen type XI alpha 2 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL25A1collagen type XXV alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| CUX1cut like homeobox 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CYFIP2cytoplasmic FMR1 interacting protein 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DLK1delta like non-canonical Notch ligand 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DPYSL5dihydropyrimidinase like 5 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EIF5Aeukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ERGIC1endoplasmic reticulum-golgi intermediate compartment 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ERMARDER membrane associated RNA degradation | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FAM20CFAM20C golgi associated secretory pathway kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FBXL4F-box and leucine rich repeat protein 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FOCADfocadhesin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FOXP2forkhead box P2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| H3-3AH3.3 histone A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| H3-3BH3.3 histone B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IFIH1interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| INPP5Einositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase E | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KIF21Akinesin family member 21A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KMT2Clysine methyltransferase 2C | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| LSM11LSM11, U7 small nuclear RNA associated | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MADDMAP kinase activating death domain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAFBMAF bZIP transcription factor B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAPK1mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MED13Lmediator complex subunit 13L | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| MED16mediator complex subunit 16 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MEG3maternally expressed 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MESDmesoderm development LRP chaperone | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NFIXnuclear factor I X | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NONOnon-POU domain containing octamer binding | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NRCAMneuronal cell adhesion molecule | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PGAP2post-GPI attachment to proteins 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PGAP3post-GPI attachment to proteins phospholipase 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PHF21APHD finger protein 21A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PHOX2Apaired like homeobox 2A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PIGLphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class L | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| PIGVphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class V | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| PIGWphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class W | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PIGYphosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Y | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| POGZpogo transposable element derived with ZNF domain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PPP1R21protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 21 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PPP2CAprotein phosphatase 2 catalytic subunit alpha | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PRKAR1Bprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RAC1Rac family small GTPase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| RNASEH2Aribonuclease H2 subunit A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNASEH2Bribonuclease H2 subunit B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNASEH2Cribonuclease H2 subunit C | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNU12RNA, U12 small nuclear | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNU7-1RNA, U7 small nuclear 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RTL1retrotransposon Gag like 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SALL4spalt like transcription factor 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SAMHD1SAM and HD domain containing deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SCYL2SCY1 like pseudokinase 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SETSET nuclear proto-oncogene | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC26A2solute carrier family 26 member 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SMARCA2SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SMC3structural maintenance of chromosomes 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SPTBN1spectrin beta, non-erythrocytic 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SUPT16HSPT16 homolog, facilitates chromatin remodeling subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TBCDtubulin folding cofactor D | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| TP53RKTP53 regulating kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TREX1three prime repair exonuclease 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRPM3transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TUBA1Atubulin alpha 1a | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TUBB2Btubulin beta 2B class IIb | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TUBB3tubulin beta 3 class III | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| USP7ubiquitin specific peptidase 7 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WBP11WW domain binding protein 11 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZIC1Zic family zinc finger 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNF292zinc finger protein 292 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNF699zinc finger protein 699 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EHMT1euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase 1 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| PPP2R5Dprotein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B'delta | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| UGDHUDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| BLTP1bridge-like lipid transfer protein family member 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| BMP4bone morphogenetic protein 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CHSY1chondroitin sulfate synthase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| DPYSdihydropyrimidinase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FBXO11F-box protein 11 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HERC2HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MN1MN1 proto-oncogene, transcriptional regulator | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MYMKmyomaker, myoblast fusion factor | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PCGF2polycomb group ring finger 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RAC3Rac family small GTPase 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TCF20transcription factor 20 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| UNC80unc-80 subunit of NALCN channel complex | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| WDR35WD repeat domain 35 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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- 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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