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  "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/pulmonary-embolism",
  "trait": {
    "bundleId": "2026.10.17-8666dff2",
    "release": "2026-09-01",
    "slug": "pulmonary-embolism",
    "id": "HP:0002204",
    "name": "Blood clot in artery of lung",
    "label": "Pulmonary embolism",
    "definition": "An embolus (that is, an abnormal particle circulating in the blood) located in the pulmonary artery and thereby blocking blood circulation to the lung. Usually the embolus is a blood clot that has developed in an extremity (for instance, a deep venous thrombosis), detached, and traveled through the circulation before becoming trapped in the pulmonary artery.",
    "synonyms": [],
    "systems": [
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        "slug": "abnormality-of-the-cardiovascular-system",
        "name": "Abnormality of the cardiovascular system",
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormality-of-the-cardiovascular-system"
      },
      {
        "slug": "abnormality-of-the-respiratory-system",
        "name": "Abnormality of the respiratory system",
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormality-of-the-respiratory-system"
      }
    ],
    "broader": [
      {
        "slug": "abnormality-of-pulmonary-circulation",
        "name": "Abnormality of pulmonary circulation",
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormality-of-pulmonary-circulation"
      }
    ],
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        "symbol": "AGGF1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:24684",
        "name": "angiogenic factor with G-patch and FHA domains 1",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/aggf1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "akt1",
        "symbol": "AKT1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:391",
        "name": "AKT serine/threonine kinase 1",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/akt1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "cbs",
        "symbol": "CBS",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:1550",
        "name": "cystathionine beta-synthase",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/cbs"
      },
      {
        "slug": "f8",
        "symbol": "F8",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:3546",
        "name": "coagulation factor VIII",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/f8"
      },
      {
        "slug": "pik3ca",
        "symbol": "PIK3CA",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:8975",
        "name": "phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/pik3ca"
      },
      {
        "slug": "rhag",
        "symbol": "RHAG",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:10006",
        "name": "Rh associated glycoprotein",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/rhag"
      },
      {
        "slug": "serpinc1",
        "symbol": "SERPINC1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:775",
        "name": "serpin family C member 1",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 2,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/serpinc1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "thbd",
        "symbol": "THBD",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:11784",
        "name": "thrombomodulin",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/thbd"
      },
      {
        "slug": "acvrl1",
        "symbol": "ACVRL1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:175",
        "name": "activin A receptor like type 1",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/acvrl1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "c4a",
        "symbol": "C4A",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:1323",
        "name": "complement C4A (Chido/Rodgers blood group)",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/c4a"
      },
      {
        "slug": "ccr1",
        "symbol": "CCR1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:1602",
        "name": "C-C motif chemokine receptor 1",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/ccr1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "eng",
        "symbol": "ENG",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:3349",
        "name": "endoglin",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/eng"
      },
      {
        "slug": "erap1",
        "symbol": "ERAP1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:18173",
        "name": "endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/erap1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "fas",
        "symbol": "FAS",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:11920",
        "name": "Fas cell surface death receptor",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/fas"
      },
      {
        "slug": "gdf2",
        "symbol": "GDF2",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:4217",
        "name": "growth differentiation factor 2",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/gdf2"
      },
      {
        "slug": "gnaq",
        "symbol": "GNAQ",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:4390",
        "name": "G protein subunit alpha q",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 2,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/gnaq"
      },
      {
        "slug": "hla-b",
        "symbol": "HLA-B",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:4932",
        "name": "major histocompatibility complex, class I, B",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/hla-b"
      },
      {
        "slug": "ifngr1",
        "symbol": "IFNGR1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:5439",
        "name": "interferon gamma receptor 1",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/ifngr1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "il10",
        "symbol": "IL10",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:5962",
        "name": "interleukin 10",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/il10"
      },
      {
        "slug": "il12a",
        "symbol": "IL12A",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:5969",
        "name": "interleukin 12A",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/il12a"
      },
      {
        "slug": "il12a-as1",
        "symbol": "IL12A-AS1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:49094",
        "name": "IL12A antisense RNA 1",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/il12a-as1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "il23r",
        "symbol": "IL23R",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:19100",
        "name": "interleukin 23 receptor",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/il23r"
      },
      {
        "slug": "jak2",
        "symbol": "JAK2",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:6192",
        "name": "Janus kinase 2",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/jak2"
      },
      {
        "slug": "kcnj5",
        "symbol": "KCNJ5",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:6266",
        "name": "potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 5",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/kcnj5"
      },
      {
        "slug": "klrc4",
        "symbol": "KLRC4",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:6377",
        "name": "killer cell lectin like receptor C4",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/klrc4"
      },
      {
        "slug": "mefv",
        "symbol": "MEFV",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:6998",
        "name": "MEFV innate immunity regulator, pyrin",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/mefv"
      },
      {
        "slug": "piga",
        "symbol": "PIGA",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:8957",
        "name": "phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class A",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/piga"
      },
      {
        "slug": "plp1",
        "symbol": "PLP1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:9086",
        "name": "proteolipid protein 1",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/plp1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "proc",
        "symbol": "PROC",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:9451",
        "name": "protein C, inactivator of coagulation factors Va and VIIIa",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 3,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/proc"
      },
      {
        "slug": "pros1",
        "symbol": "PROS1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:9456",
        "name": "protein S",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 3,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/pros1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "smad4",
        "symbol": "SMAD4",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:6770",
        "name": "SMAD family member 4",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/smad4"
      },
      {
        "slug": "stat4",
        "symbol": "STAT4",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:11365",
        "name": "signal transducer and activator of transcription 4",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/stat4"
      },
      {
        "slug": "tlr4",
        "symbol": "TLR4",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:11850",
        "name": "toll like receptor 4",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/tlr4"
      },
      {
        "slug": "ubac2",
        "symbol": "UBAC2",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:20486",
        "name": "UBA domain containing 2",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/ubac2"
      },
      {
        "slug": "mmachc",
        "symbol": "MMACHC",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:24525",
        "name": "metabolism of cobalamin associated C",
        "frequency": "very-rare",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/mmachc"
      },
      {
        "slug": "cd55",
        "symbol": "CD55",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:2665",
        "name": "CD55 molecule (Cromer blood group)",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/cd55"
      },
      {
        "slug": "f13a1",
        "symbol": "F13A1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:3531",
        "name": "coagulation factor XIII A chain",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/f13a1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "f2",
        "symbol": "F2",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:3535",
        "name": "coagulation factor II, thrombin",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/f2"
      },
      {
        "slug": "habp2",
        "symbol": "HABP2",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:4798",
        "name": "hyaluronan binding protein 2",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/habp2"
      },
      {
        "slug": "mthfr",
        "symbol": "MTHFR",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:7436",
        "name": "methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/mthfr"
      }
    ]
  }
}