Trait
Sparse eyelashes
Decreased density/number of eyelashes.
Summary
- Also called
- Scant eyelashes, Scanty eyelashes, Thin eyelashes, Hypotrichosis of eyelashes, Partial absence of eyelashes
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Sparse eyelashes 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ALX1ALX homeobox 1 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| ANTXR1ANTXR cell adhesion molecule 1 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| BANF1barrier to autointegration nuclear assembly factor 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CILK1ciliogenesis associated kinase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| CST6cystatin E/M | Always | In 1 condition |
| DPH1diphthamide biosynthesis 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| DSC3desmocollin 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| EDARectodysplasin A receptor | Always | In 2 conditions |
| EDARADDEDAR associated via death domain | Always | In 3 conditions |
| GJB2gap junction protein beta 2 | Always | In 3 conditions |
| IRX5iroquois homeobox 5 | Always | In 1 condition |
| ITGA3integrin subunit alpha 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KANK2KN motif and ankyrin repeat domains 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KRT71keratin 71 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KRT74keratin 74 | Always | In 1 condition |
| LIPHlipase H | Always | In 2 conditions |
| LTV1LTV1 ribosome biogenesis factor | Always | In 1 condition |
| ODC1ornithine decarboxylase 1 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| PUM1pumilio RNA binding family member 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SPINK5serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 5 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| ST14ST14 transmembrane serine protease matriptase | Always | In 1 condition |
| TP63tumor protein p63 | Always | In 3 conditions |
| TSR2TSR2 ribosome maturation factor | Always | In 1 condition |
| TYMSthymidylate synthetase | Always | In 1 condition |
| ZMPSTE24zinc metallopeptidase STE24 | Always | In 1 condition |
| APCDD1APC down-regulated 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CLDN1claudin 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| DSG4desmoglein 4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| GJA1gap junction protein alpha 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| LPAR6lysophosphatidic acid receptor 6 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| LSSlanosterol synthase | 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 |
| TRPS1transcriptional repressor GATA binding 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| B4GALT7beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CHD6chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DLX4distal-less homeobox 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DSPdesmoplakin | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EDNRAendothelin receptor type A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FAM111BFAM111 trypsin like peptidase B | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| FIG4FIG4 phosphoinositide 5-phosphatase | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| GJB6gap junction protein beta 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 3 conditions |
| GTPBP1GTP binding protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GTPBP2GTP binding protein 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LEF1lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| LRP1LDL receptor related protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MAP2K2mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MBTPS2membrane bound transcription factor peptidase, site 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| RECQL4RecQ like helicase 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SAT1spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SMARCA2SWI/SNF related BAF chromatin remodeling complex subunit ATPase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| VAC14VAC14 component of PIKFYVE complex | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| BLMBLM RecQ like helicase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL11A1collagen type XI alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CWC27CWC27 spliceosome associated cyclophilin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DOLKdolichol kinase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DPH5diphthamide biosynthesis 5 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| EBPEBP cholestenol delta-isomerase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| IKBKGinhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase regulatory subunit gamma | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NF1neurofibromin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TWIST2twist family bHLH transcription factor 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| ALX4ALX homeobox 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CDH3cadherin 3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| DKC1dyskerin pseudouridine synthase 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| EDAectodysplasin A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| EPS8L3EPS8 signaling adaptor L3 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HRURFHR upstream open reading frame | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KREMEN1kringle containing transmembrane protein 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KRT25keratin 25 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MPLKIPM-phase specific PLK1 interacting protein | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NECTIN1nectin cell adhesion molecule 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NECTIN4nectin cell adhesion molecule 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NHP2NHP2 ribonucleoprotein | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| NOP10NOP10 ribonucleoprotein | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| POLR3ARNA polymerase III subunit A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RMRPRNA component of mitochondrial RNA processing endoribonuclease | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RNU12RNA, U12 small nuclear | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| RNU4ATACRNA, U4atac small nuclear | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SOX18SRY-box transcription factor 18 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| WDR35WD repeat domain 35 | 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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