Trait

Posterior plagiocephaly

Asymmetry of the posterior part of the skull.

HPO HP:0011327

Also called: Deformational posterior plagiocephaly, Occipital plagiocephaly
Body system: Abnormality of head or neck Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system

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10 genes linked to Posterior plagiocephaly

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Posterior plagiocephaly 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
AMOTL1angiomotin like 1	Always	In 1 condition
FEM1Bfem-1 homolog B	Always	In 1 condition
RNU2-2RNA, U2 small nuclear 2	Always	In 1 condition
CACNA2D1calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 1	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
ADNPactivity dependent neuroprotector homeobox	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
ALG12ALG12 alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
CAMK2Acalcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
CDC42BPBCDC42 binding protein kinase beta	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
GRIA1glutamate ionotropic receptor AMPA type subunit 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
RFX7regulatory factor X7	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.

Broader traits

Asymmetry of the posterior head

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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