Trait
Decreased length of dental roots
Clinical name: Short dental root
Tooth root length more than 2 SD below mean, or subjectively apparently decreased tooth root length.
Summary
- Also called
- Decreased length of tooth roots, Short dental roots, Short tooth roots, Underdeveloped dental roots, Underdeveloped tooth roots, Dental root hypoplasia, Dental root hypotrophy, Rhizomicry
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Decreased length of dental roots 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SMOC2SPARC related modular calcium binding 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| IFIH1interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| EDAectodysplasin A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EDARADDEDAR associated via death domain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR1fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GREM2gremlin 2, DAN family BMP antagonist | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| IRF6interferon regulatory factor 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LRP6LDL receptor related protein 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MSX1msh homeobox 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PAX9paired box 9 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SUMO1small ubiquitin like modifier 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TGFAtransforming growth factor alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| WNT10AWnt family member 10A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| WNT10BWnt family member 10B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KCTD1potassium channel tetramerization domain containing 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TONSLtonsoku like, DNA repair protein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| SSUH2ssu-2 homolog | 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.
Broader traits
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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