Trait
White hair
Hypopigmented hair that appears white.
Summary
- Body system
- Abnormality of the integument
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which White 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MYO5Amyosin VA | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PADI3peptidyl arginine deiminase 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| PAX3paired box 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| TGM3transglutaminase 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| KITLGKIT ligand | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| MC1Rmelanocortin 1 receptor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| OCA2OCA2 melanosomal transmembrane protein | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC45A2solute carrier family 45 member 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ACDACD shelterin complex subunit and telomerase recruitment factor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CTC1CST telomere replication complex component 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| DKC1dyskerin pseudouridine synthase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| GNPTABN-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase subunits alpha and beta | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NHP2NHP2 ribonucleoprotein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NOP10NOP10 ribonucleoprotein | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| NPM1nucleophosmin 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| PARNpoly(A)-specific ribonuclease | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| RTEL1regulator of telomere elongation helicase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TERCtelomerase RNA component | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TERTtelomerase reverse transcriptase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TINF2TERF1 interacting nuclear factor 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TYMSthymidylate synthetase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| USB1U6 snRNA biogenesis phosphodiesterase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| WRAP53WD repeat containing antisense to TP53 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| TYRtyrosinase | 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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