trichotillomania
MONDO:0013189Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names trichotillomania yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A disorder characterized by repetitive pulling out of one's hair resulting in noticeable hair loss; the individual experiences a rising subjective sense of tension before pulling out the hair and a sense of gratification or relief when pulling out the hair.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0013189), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- SLITRK1HGNC:20297
- Limited · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Unknown · 2020
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: trichotillomania
- Also called
- trichotillomania, multifactorial