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Trait

Respiratory paralysis

Inability to move the muscles of respiration.

HPO HP:0002203

Summary

Body system
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal systemAbnormality of the nervous systemAbnormality of the respiratory system

9 genes linked to Respiratory paralysis

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Respiratory paralysis 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
ALADaminolevulinate dehydrataseAlwaysIn 1 condition
HMBShydroxymethylbilane synthaseSometimes (5–29%)In 2 conditions
PPOXprotoporphyrinogen oxidaseSometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition
CACNA1Scalcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 SRarely (1–4%)In 2 conditions
GABRA3gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha3Rarely (1–4%)In 1 condition
KCNE3potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E regulatory subunit 3Rarely (1–4%)In 1 condition
KCNJ18potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 18Rarely (1–4%)In 1 condition
SCN4Asodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 4Rarely (1–4%)In 1 condition
CPOXcoproporphyrinogen oxidaseNot 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

ParalysisWeakness of muscles of respiration

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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