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Trait

Prominent eyelashes

Eyelashes that draw the attention of the viewer due to increased density and/or length and/or curl without meeting the criteria of trichomegaly.

HPO HP:0011231

Summary

Also called
Thick eyelashes
Body system
Abnormality of head or neckAbnormality of the integument

19 genes linked to Prominent eyelashes

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Prominent eyelashes 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
KDM6Blysine demethylase 6BAlwaysIn 1 condition
VPS13Bvacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog BAlwaysIn 1 condition
ARID1AAT-rich interaction domain 1AVery often (80–99%)In 1 condition
ARID1BAT-rich interaction domain 1BVery often (80–99%)In 1 condition
ARID2AT-rich interaction domain 2Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
DPF2double PHD fingers 2Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
SMARCA4SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 4Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
SMARCB1SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit B1Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
SMARCC2SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit C2Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
SMARCD1SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit D1Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
SMARCE1SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit E1Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
SOX11SRY-box transcription factor 11Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
SOX4SRY-box transcription factor 4Very often (80–99%)In 1 condition
PYCR2pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 2Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
RNU4ATACRNA, U4atac small nuclearOften (30–79%)In 2 conditions
LMNB1lamin B1Sometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition
ZFXzinc finger protein X-linkedSometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition
KDM6Alysine demethylase 6ANot recordedIn 1 condition
KMT2Dlysine methyltransferase 2DNot recordedIn 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

Abnormal eyelashes

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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