Trait

Tall shaped head

Clinical name: Turricephaly

Tall head relative to width and length.

HPO HP:0000262

Also called: Tall shaped skull, Tower skull shape, Tall shaped cranium, Tower cranium shape, Turricephalus
Body system: Abnormality of head or neck Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system

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40 genes linked to Tall shaped head

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Tall shaped head 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
TRIP11thyroid hormone receptor interactor 11	Always	In 1 condition
FGFR2fibroblast growth factor receptor 2	Very often (80–99%)	In 3 conditions
ALG14ALG14 UDP-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
CRTAPcartilage associated protein	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
FGFR3fibroblast growth factor receptor 3	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
GPX4glutathione peroxidase 4	Often (30–79%)	In 2 conditions
MEGF8multiple EGF like domains 8	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
P4HBprolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit beta	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
RAB23RAB23, member RAS oncogene family	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
SEC24DSEC24 homolog D, COPII component	Often (30–79%)	In 2 conditions
WBP4WW domain binding protein 4	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
ACP5acid phosphatase 5, tartrate resistant	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
AP1G1adaptor related protein complex 1 subunit gamma 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
ARVCFARVCF delta catenin family member	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
COMTcatechol-O-methyltransferase	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
FERMT1FERM domain containing kindlin 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
GP1BBglycoprotein Ib platelet subunit beta	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
HIRAhistone cell cycle regulator	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
IL11RAinterleukin 11 receptor subunit alpha	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
JMJD1Cjumonji domain containing 1C	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
KDM4Blysine demethylase 4B	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
MSX2msh homeobox 2	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
PORcytochrome p450 oxidoreductase	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
RAB34RAB34, member RAS oncogene family	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
RECQL4RecQ like helicase 4	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
RREB1ras responsive element binding protein 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
SEC24CSEC24 homolog C, COPII component	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
SLC12A6solute carrier family 12 member 6	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
TBCKTBC1 domain containing kinase	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
TBX1T-box transcription factor 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
TRPM3transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 3	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
UFD1ubiquitin recognition factor in ER associated degradation 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
ZFXzinc finger protein X-linked	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
ZIC1Zic family zinc finger 1	Sometimes (5–29%)	In 1 condition
GJA5gap junction protein alpha 5	Rarely (1–4%)	In 1 condition
GJA8gap junction protein alpha 8	Rarely (1–4%)	In 1 condition
MN1MN1 proto-oncogene, transcriptional regulator	Not recorded	In 1 condition
PEX5peroxisomal biogenesis factor 5	Not recorded	In 1 condition
SLC25A24solute carrier family 25 member 24	Not recorded	In 1 condition
TWIST1twist family bHLH transcription factor 1	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 2026.10.17-8666dff2.

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