Trait
Small face
A face that is short and narrow.
Summary
- Also called
- Short and narrow face, Small facies, Facial hypoplasia, Hypoplasia of face, Microface, Microfacies
- Body system
- Abnormality of head or neck
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Small 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ANTXR1ANTXR cell adhesion molecule 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| DDX11DEAD/H-box helicase 11 | Always | In 1 condition |
| DONSONDNA replication fork stabilization factor DONSON | Always | In 1 condition |
| FLNAfilamin A | Always | In 1 condition |
| SCN3Asodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| COG1component of oligomeric golgi complex 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NR4A2nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TBR1T-box brain transcription factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DHX30DExH-box helicase 30 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| MAU2MAU2 sister chromatid cohesion factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PAN2poly(A) specific ribonuclease subunit PAN2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PPP1R15Bprotein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 15B | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRMT10AtRNA methyltransferase 10A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| B3GAT3beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| B4GALT7beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 7 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CHST3carbohydrate sulfotransferase 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| FGFR3fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 | Not recorded | In 2 conditions |
| GHRgrowth hormone receptor | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| INSRinsulin receptor | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SOX9SRY-box transcription factor 9 | 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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