Trait
Short face
Facial height (length) is more than two standard deviations below the mean (objective); or an apparent decrease in the height (length) of the face (subjective).
Summary
- Also called
- Decreased height of face, Decreased length of face, Vertical shortening of face, Decreased vertical dimension of face, Short facies, Vertical deficiency of face, Vertical Facial Deficiency, Vertical facial insufficiency, Vertical hypoplasia of face, Vertical insufficiency of face
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Short face 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 |
|---|---|---|
| POLR1BRNA polymerase I subunit B | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR1CRNA polymerase I and III subunit C | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| POLR1DRNA polymerase I and III subunit D | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TCOF1treacle ribosome biogenesis factor 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| RUNX2RUNX family transcription factor 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EDAectodysplasin A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EDARADDEDAR associated via death domain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR1fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GREM2gremlin 2, DAN family BMP antagonist | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GRHL3grainyhead like transcription factor 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| IRF6interferon regulatory factor 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LRP6LDL receptor related protein 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MSX1msh homeobox 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PAX9paired box 9 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SUMO1small ubiquitin like modifier 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TGFAtransforming growth factor alpha | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| UBBubiquitin B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WNT10AWnt family member 10A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WNT10BWnt family member 10B | Sometimes (5–29%) | 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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