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Trait

Schwannoma

A benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells.

HPO HP:0100008

Summary

Also called
Neurilemmoma, Neurinoma, Neurolemmoma, Schwann cell tumor, Schwann cell tumour
Body system
Abnormality of the nervous systemAbnormal tissue mass

9 genes linked to Schwannoma

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Schwannoma 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
COQ6coenzyme Q6, monooxygenaseAlwaysIn 1 condition
LZTR1leucine zipper like post translational regulator 1AlwaysIn 2 conditions
NF2NF2, moesin-ezrin-radixin like (MERLIN) tumor suppressorAlwaysIn 1 condition
SMARCB1SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit B1AlwaysIn 1 condition
MBD4methyl-CpG binding domain 4, DNA glycosylaseSometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition
NF1neurofibromin 1Sometimes (5–29%)In 2 conditions
PDE11Aphosphodiesterase 11ASometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition
PRKAR1Aprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alphaSometimes (5–29%)In 2 conditions
RNF43ring finger protein 43Rarely (1–4%)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.

Narrower traits

Broader traits

Tumor of the peripheral nervous system

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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