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Trait

Plantar flexion contracture

A type of contracture in which the plantar flexion muscles are contracted.

HPO HP:0008112

Summary

Also called
Plantar flexion contractures
Body system
Abnormality of limbsAbnormality of the musculoskeletal system

1 gene linked to Plantar flexion contracture

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Plantar flexion contracture 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
REEP1receptor accessory protein 1AlwaysIn 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

Ankle contracture

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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