Trait
Premature birth
The birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks of gestational age.
Summary
- Also called
- Premature delivery of affected infants, Preterm delivery, Premature delivery, Preterm birth, Shortened gestation time
- Body system
- Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Premature birth 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 |
| ARID2AT-rich interaction domain 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| ASCC1activating signal cointegrator 1 complex subunit 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CLCN7Cl-/H+ antiporter 7 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CNTN1contactin 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| FBN1fibrillin 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| GLB1galactosidase beta 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| INTS11integrator complex subunit 11 | Always | In 1 condition |
| JKAMPJNK1/MAPK8 associated membrane protein | Always | In 1 condition |
| LSM7LSM7 homolog, U6 small nuclear RNA and mRNA degradation associated | Always | In 1 condition |
| LYNLYN proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase | Always | In 1 condition |
| MMADHCmetabolism of cobalamin associated D | Always | In 1 condition |
| NDUFB11NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B11 | Always | In 1 condition |
| NDUFB3NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SARS2seryl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC12A1solute carrier family 12 member 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC13A1solute carrier family 13 member 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC27A4solute carrier family 27 member 4 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| STAT2signal transducer and activator of transcription 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TSHRthyroid stimulating hormone receptor | Always | In 1 condition |
| VARS1valyl-tRNA synthetase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| WARS2tryptophanyl tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial | Always | In 1 condition |
| YWHAZtyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta | Always | In 1 condition |
| ZMPSTE24zinc metallopeptidase STE24 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| BCRBCR activator of RhoGEF and GTPase | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CRKLCRK like proto-oncogene, adaptor protein | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| FZD4frizzled class receptor 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HOXD13homeobox D13 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HYLS1HYLS1 centriolar and ciliogenesis associated | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| KIF7kinesin family member 7 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LMNAlamin A/C | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LRP5LDL receptor related protein 5 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| MAPK1mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| MYH7myosin heavy chain 7 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| NDPnorrin cystine knot growth factor NDP | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PTH1Rparathyroid hormone 1 receptor | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| RNU4ATACRNA, U4atac small nuclear | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| STRADASTE20 related adaptor alpha | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ABCA12ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 12 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ABCA3ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMTS2ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| ADAMTSL2ADAMTS like 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AK2adenylate kinase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ALBalbumin | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ALG8ALG8 alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BRAFB-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| BRD4bromodomain containing 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BSNDbarttin CLCNK type accessory subunit beta | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| CAPNS1calpain small subunit 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CDONcell adhesion associated, oncogene regulated | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CLCNKAchloride voltage-gated channel Ka | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| CLCNKBchloride voltage-gated channel Kb | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| COL11A1collagen type XI alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL3A1collagen type III alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COPB2coat protein complex I subunit beta 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CRIPTOcripto, EGF-CFC family member | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CYP11A1cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| DCLRE1BDNA cross-link repair 1B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DISP1dispatched RND transporter family member 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DLK1delta like non-canonical Notch ligand 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| DLL1delta like canonical Notch ligand 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DMPKDM1 protein kinase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ESCO2establishment of sister chromatid cohesion N-acetyltransferase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FBXO22F-box protein 22 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FCSKfucose kinase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGF8fibroblast growth factor 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR1fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FHfumarate hydratase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FLI1Fli-1 proto-oncogene, ETS transcription factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FOXH1forkhead box H1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GAS1growth arrest specific 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GLI2GLI family zinc finger 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GON7GON7 subunit of KEOPS complex | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HDAC8histone deacetylase 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KRASKRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| LAGE3L antigen family member 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LMOD3leiomodin 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| LTBP3latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MAP2K1mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| MAP2K2mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| MAU2MAU2 sister chromatid cohesion factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MED12mediator complex subunit 12 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MEG3maternally expressed 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| MTM1myotubularin 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| NIPBLNIPBL cohesin loading factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NODALnodal growth differentiation factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NUP107nucleoporin 107 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NUP133nucleoporin 133 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| OSGEPO-sialoglycoprotein endopeptidase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PCDH12protocadherin 12 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX1peroxisomal biogenesis factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX10peroxisomal biogenesis factor 10 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX11Bperoxisomal biogenesis factor 11 beta | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX12peroxisomal biogenesis factor 12 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX13peroxisomal biogenesis factor 13 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX14peroxisomal biogenesis factor 14 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX16peroxisomal biogenesis factor 16 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX19peroxisomal biogenesis factor 19 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX2peroxisomal biogenesis factor 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX26peroxisomal biogenesis factor 26 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX3peroxisomal biogenesis factor 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX5peroxisomal biogenesis factor 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PEX6peroxisomal biogenesis factor 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PNPOpyridoxamine 5'-phosphate oxidase | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| PPFIA3PPFI scaffold protein A3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PTCH1patched 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RAD21RAD21 cohesin complex component | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RPL10ribosomal protein L10 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| RTL1retrotransposon Gag like 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| SERPINE1serpin family E member 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SFTPBsurfactant protein B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SFTPCsurfactant protein C | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SHHsonic hedgehog signaling molecule | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SIX3SIX homeobox 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SKIC2SKI2 subunit of superkiller complex | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMARCAL1SNF2 related chromatin remodeling annealing helicase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMC1Astructural maintenance of chromosomes 1A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMC3structural maintenance of chromosomes 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMPD4sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SPINK5serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 5 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SUFUSUFU negative regulator of hedgehog signaling | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TGIF1TGFB induced factor homeobox 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TP53RKTP53 regulating kinase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TPRKBTP53RK binding protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TRIP4thyroid hormone receptor interactor 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| WDR4WDR4 tRNA N7-guanosine methyltransferase non-catalytic subunit | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| WDR73WD repeat domain 73 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| YARS1tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| YRDCyrdC N6-threonylcarbamoyltransferase domain containing | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ZFXzinc finger protein X-linked | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ZIC2Zic family zinc finger 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNF699zinc finger protein 699 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNF808zinc finger protein 808 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ACTA1actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| ALDH3A2aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ALG12ALG12 alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ANKRD11ankyrin repeat domain 11 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ARHGAP31Rho GTPase activating protein 31 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| B4GALT1beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CCDC47coiled-coil domain containing 47 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL1A1collagen type I alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| COL5A1collagen type V alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL5A2collagen type V alpha 2 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CRB2crumbs cell polarity complex component 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DHPSdeoxyhypusine synthase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DLL4delta like canonical Notch ligand 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DOCK6dedicator of cytokinesis 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EBF3EBF transcription factor 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EOGTEGF domain specific O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FBXL4F-box and leucine rich repeat protein 4 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FDXRferredoxin reductase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GATBglutamyl-tRNA amidotransferase subunit B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GATCglutamyl-tRNA amidotransferase subunit C | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GFM1G elongation factor mitochondrial 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GINS3GINS complex subunit 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HBBhemoglobin subunit beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KLHL40kelch like family member 40 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KLHL41kelch like family member 41 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| MYT1Lmyelin transcription factor 1 like | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NEBnebulin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| NLRP3NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NOTCH1notch receptor 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PAX2paired box 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PBX1PBX homeobox 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| QRSL1glutaminyl-tRNA amidotransferase subunit QRSL1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RALGAPA1Ral GTPase activating protein catalytic subunit alpha 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RBPJrecombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SATB1SATB homeobox 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| THOC2THO complex subunit 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TPM3tropomyosin 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRAF7TNF receptor associated factor 7 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WDR62WD repeat domain 62 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ABCB11ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 11 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| ABCB4ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 4 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 2 conditions |
| ATP8B1ATPase phospholipid transporting 8B1 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 2 conditions |
| GALK1galactokinase 1 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| NR1H4nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 4 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC16A2solute carrier family 16 member 2 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| AIMP1aminoacyl tRNA synthetase complex interacting multifunctional protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| COL1A2collagen type I alpha 2 chain | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| DHCR77-dehydrocholesterol reductase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FIG4FIG4 phosphoinositide 5-phosphatase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FLNBfilamin B | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FLVCR2FLVCR choline and putative heme transporter 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| GBA1glucosylceramidase beta 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HRASHRas proto-oncogene, GTPase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| IGHMBP2immunoglobulin mu DNA binding protein 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KCNJ1potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MAGED2MAGE family member D2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MUSKmuscle associated receptor tyrosine kinase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RPS19ribosomal protein S19 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SF3B4splicing factor 3b subunit 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLC17A5solute carrier family 17 member 5 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLC26A3solute carrier family 26 member 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TMEM70transmembrane protein 70 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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