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Any Seckel syndrome in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the TRAIP gene.
Features include always present findings: Short stature, Protruding ear, Narrow face, and Microcephaly and others; and common findings: Scaphocephaly, Hypertrichosis, Enlarged brain ventricles (ventriculomegaly), and Asthma and others. 28 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Head and neck | 3 | Narrow face, Microcephaly, Long face |
TRAIP function has not been fully characterized.
Seckel syndrome 9 is associated with mutations in the TRAIP gene on chromosome 3.
Genetic testing for TRAIP is available. Testing is considered confirmatory for diagnosis.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for Seckel syndrome 9 has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 8 always present features, 7 common features.
No clinical trials have been registered for Seckel syndrome 9.
3 publications have been identified in PubMed for Seckel syndrome 9. Research spans Diagnostic / Biomarker (33%), Case Report / Case Series (33%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (33%).
Qasem AG (2025). [PMID: 41170230](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41170230/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Cuinat S (2025). [PMID: 40114033](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40114033/). *Eur J Hum Genet*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Tillery MML (2024). [PMID: 39024292](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39024292/). *Mol Biol Cell*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC
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Lungs and breathing |
3 |
Pulmonary artery hypoplasia, Asthma, Recurrent respiratory infections |
Growth and development | 2 | Short stature, Intrauterine growth retardation |
Heart and blood vessels | 2 | Ventricular septal defect, Atrial septal defect |
Brain and nerves | 2 | Enlarged brain ventricles (ventriculomegaly), Global developmental delay |
Pregnancy and birth | 2 | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Decreased fetal movement |
Blood and immune system | 2 | Recurrent urinary tract infections, Recurrent respiratory infections |
Kidneys and urinary system | 1 | Recurrent urinary tract infections |