Trait
Self-mutilation
Deliberate harm to one's body resulting in tissue damage, without a conscious intent to die.
Summary
- Also called
- Deliberate self-harm, Self mutilation
- Body system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Self-mutilation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ALG13ALG13 UDP-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit | Always | In 1 condition |
| CAMK2Gcalcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II gamma | Always | In 1 condition |
| ELFN1extracellular leucine rich repeat and fibronectin type III domain containing 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KDM6Blysine demethylase 6B | Always | In 1 condition |
| NDE1nudE neurodevelopment protein 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| NTRK1neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| RNU2-2RNA, U2 small nuclear 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TAF4TATA-box binding protein associated factor 4 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TREX1three prime repair exonuclease 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RAI1retinoic acid induced 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CHD7chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CLTCL1clathrin heavy chain like 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HERC2HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MADDMAP kinase activating death domain | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| SLC6A17solute carrier family 6 member 17 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| SLC6A8solute carrier family 6 member 8 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TMEM231transmembrane protein 231 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ASLargininosuccinate lyase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ATG7autophagy related 7 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| AUHAU RNA binding methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| C12orf57chromosome 12 open reading frame 57 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CNTNAP2contactin associated protein 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTNNB1catenin beta 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DPYDdihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EHMT1euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FLVCR1FLVCR choline and heme transporter 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GATAD2BGATA zinc finger domain containing 2B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GRIA3glutamate ionotropic receptor AMPA type subunit 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GRM7glutamate metabotropic receptor 7 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| H4C5H4 clustered histone 5 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LARP7La ribonucleoprotein 7, transcriptional regulator | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MYT1Lmyelin transcription factor 1 like | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| OPHN1oligophrenin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNU7-1RNA, U7 small nuclear 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SATB2SATB homeobox 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SMG8SMG8 nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SYT1synaptotagmin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| THOC2THO complex subunit 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TMCO1transmembrane and coiled-coil domains 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRIOtrio Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
Show 15 more genes
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| TTI1TELO2 interacting protein 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WDR62WD repeat domain 62 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ADSLadenylosuccinate lyase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| ASPNATaspartate N-acetyltransferase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| BCORBCL6 corepressor | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CREBBPCREB binding lysine acetyltransferase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| DHCR77-dehydrocholesterol reductase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| EP300EP300 lysine acetyltransferase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HDChistidine decarboxylase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HPRT1hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| INPP5Einositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase E | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MGAT2alpha-1,6-mannosyl-glycoprotein 2-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NAA10N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, NatA catalytic subunit | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PAHphenylalanine hydroxylase | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLITRK1SLIT and NTRK like family member 1 | Not recorded | 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.
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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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