Trait
Wry neck
Clinical name: Torticollis
Involuntary contractions of the neck musculature resulting in an abnormal posture of or abnormal movements of the head.
Summary
- Also called
- Cervical dystonia, Loxia, Spasmodic torticollis
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Wry neck 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ANO3anoctamin 3 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| COL6A3collagen type VI alpha 3 chain | Always | In 3 conditions |
| COX18cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor COX18 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KCNK3potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KDM6Blysine demethylase 6B | Always | In 1 condition |
| MYF5myogenic factor 5 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PGBD5piggyBac transposable element derived 5 | Always | In 1 condition |
| RNU2-2RNA, U2 small nuclear 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| ROBO3roundabout guidance receptor 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SCP2sterol carrier protein 2 | Always | In 1 condition |
| TSPOAP1TSPO associated protein 1 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| UGGT1UDP-glucose glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| VPS11VPS11 core subunit of CORVET and HOPS complexes | Always | In 1 condition |
| ACTA1actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CACNA1Acalcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SGCEsarcoglycan epsilon | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| AFG3L2AFG3 like matrix AAA peptidase subunit 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP1A3ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| CIZ1CDKN1A interacting zinc finger protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL12A1collagen type XII alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| COL6A1collagen type VI alpha 1 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 3 conditions |
| COL6A2collagen type VI alpha 2 chain | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| COX20cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor COX20 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DDCdopa decarboxylase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DRD2dopamine receptor D2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GCH1GTP cyclohydrolase 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| GDAP2ganglioside induced differentiation associated protein 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GNALG protein subunit alpha L | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| GRIK2glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| HPCAhippocalcin | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| IMPDH2inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ITGA7integrin subunit alpha 7 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KCNN2potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| KCTD17potassium channel tetramerization domain containing 17 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| KMT2Blysine methyltransferase 2B | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| NAA10N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, NatA catalytic subunit | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| NEK9NIMA related kinase 9 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NKX6-2NK6 homeobox 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NR4A2nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PRDX3peroxiredoxin 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| PRKRAprotein activator of interferon induced protein kinase EIF2AK2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SOX10SRY-box transcription factor 10 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SYNGAP1synaptic Ras GTPase activating protein 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TBPTATA-box binding protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TGM6transglutaminase 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| THAP1THAP domain containing 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| TOR1Atorsin family 1 member A | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| TUBB4Atubulin beta 4A class IVa | Often (30–79%) | In 2 conditions |
| ZNF142zinc finger protein 142 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ALG9ALG9 alpha-1,2-mannosyltransferase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| B3GALT6beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 6 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CDK10cyclin dependent kinase 10 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CEP85Lcentrosomal protein 85L | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| COL25A1collagen type XXV alpha 1 chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CPceruloplasmin | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| FLI1Fli-1 proto-oncogene, ETS transcription factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| FOXP2forkhead box P2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HK1hexokinase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KCNC3potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily C member 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| KIF1Ckinesin family member 1C | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| KIF21Akinesin family member 21A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NAXENAD(P)HX epimerase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PHLDB1pleckstrin homology like domain family B member 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PHOX2Apaired like homeobox 2A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PNKDPNKD metallo-beta-lactamase domain containing | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| PRKAR1Bprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PRRT2proline rich transmembrane protein 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RNF170ring finger protein 170 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SUPT16HSPT16 homolog, facilitates chromatin remodeling subunit | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TGFB2transforming growth factor beta 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TMEM151Atransmembrane protein 151A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TRPM3transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 3 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TUBA1Atubulin alpha 1a | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TUBB2Btubulin beta 2B class IIb | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TUBB3tubulin beta 3 class III | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| VPS13Dvacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog D | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| VPS16VPS16 core subunit of CORVET and HOPS complexes | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| SPTBN1spectrin beta, non-erythrocytic 1 | Rarely (1–4%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP13A2ATPase cation transporting 13A2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| COLEC11collectin subfamily member 11 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| PCGF2polycomb group ring finger 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| TRPV4transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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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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