Trait
Posterior rib gap
Radiolucent focal defect of the posterior portion of a rib shaft. The 'gaps' may lead to flail chest.
Summary
- Also called
- Dorsal rib defect
- Body system
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Posterior rib gap 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.
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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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