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Trait
Sparse body hair
Sparseness of the body hair.
Summary
- Also called
- Limited body hair, Little body hair, Sparse to absent body hair
- Body system
- Abnormality of the integument
Sparse body hairHP:0002231
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Get my Genome Test66 genes linked to Sparse body hair
Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Sparse body hair 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CST6cystatin E/M | Always | In 1 condition |
| DSC3desmocollin 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| EDAectodysplasin A | Always | In 2 conditions |
| KANK2KN motif and ankyrin repeat domains 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KRT85keratin 85 | Always | In 1 condition |
| LIPHlipase H | Always | In 3 conditions |
| ST14ST14 transmembrane serine protease matriptase | Always | In 1 condition |
| TP63tumor protein p63 | Always | In 1 condition |
| WNT10AWnt family member 10A | Always | In 3 conditions |
| AHSGalpha 2-HS glycoprotein | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| APCDD1APC down-regulated 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| BCS1LBCS1 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex chaperone | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CDH3cadherin 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CHD6chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 6 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CHD7chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CLDN1claudin 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| COL17A1collagen type XVII alpha 1 chain | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CYB5Acytochrome b5 type A | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CYP17A1cytochrome P450 family 17 subfamily A member 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| DSG4desmoglein 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| DUSP6dual specificity phosphatase 6 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| EDA2Rectodysplasin A2 receptor | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| EDARectodysplasin A receptor | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| EDARADDEDAR associated via death domain | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| EMX2empty spiracles homeobox 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| FGF17fibroblast growth factor 17 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| FGF8fibroblast growth factor 8 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| FGFR1fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| GNRH1gonadotropin releasing hormone 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| GNRHRgonadotropin releasing hormone receptor | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| HS6ST1heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ITGB4integrin subunit beta 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ITGB6integrin subunit beta 6 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| KDF1keratinocyte differentiation factor 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| KISS1KiSS-1 metastasis suppressor | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| KISS1RKISS1 receptor | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LAMA3laminin subunit alpha 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LAMB3laminin subunit beta 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LAMC2laminin subunit gamma 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LMNAlamin A/C | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
Show 26 more genes
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| LPAR6lysophosphatidic acid receptor 6 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| LRP6LDL receptor related protein 6 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LSSlanosterol synthase | Very often (80–99%) | In 3 conditions |
| NHLH2nescient helix-loop-helix 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| NSMFNMDA receptor synaptonuclear signaling and neuronal migration factor | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PROK2prokineticin 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PROKR2prokineticin receptor 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| RPL21ribosomal protein L21 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| SNRPEsmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide E | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| SOX18SRY-box transcription factor 18 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| SPRY4sprouty RTK signaling antagonist 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TAC3tachykinin precursor 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TACR3tachykinin receptor 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| TRAF6TNF receptor associated factor 6 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| WDR11WD repeat domain 11 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ZBTB20zinc finger and BTB domain containing 20 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| FMR1fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HRURFHR upstream open reading frame | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LEF1lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| AXIN2axin 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTSCcathepsin C | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KRT25keratin 25 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KRT71keratin 71 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KRT74keratin 74 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| JUPjunction plakoglobin | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KLHL24kelch like family member 24 | 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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