{
  "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/increased-hepatic-echogenicity",
  "trait": {
    "bundleId": "2026.10.19-9814e911",
    "release": "2026-09-01",
    "slug": "increased-hepatic-echogenicity",
    "id": "HP:0031141",
    "name": "Increased hepatic echogenicity",
    "definition": "Increased echogenicity of liver tissue on sonography, manifested as an increased amount of white on the screen of the sonography device.",
    "synonyms": [
      "Hyperechogenic liver"
    ],
    "systems": [
      {
        "slug": "abnormality-of-the-digestive-system",
        "name": "Abnormality of the digestive system",
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormality-of-the-digestive-system"
      }
    ],
    "broader": [
      {
        "slug": "abnormal-hepatic-echogenicity",
        "name": "Abnormal hepatic echogenicity",
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormal-hepatic-echogenicity"
      }
    ],
    "narrower": [],
    "genes": [
      {
        "slug": "lipa",
        "symbol": "LIPA",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:6617",
        "name": "lipase A, lysosomal acid type",
        "frequency": "obligate",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/lipa"
      },
      {
        "slug": "mpv17",
        "symbol": "MPV17",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:7224",
        "name": "mitochondrial inner membrane protein MPV17",
        "frequency": "obligate",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/mpv17"
      },
      {
        "slug": "pck1",
        "symbol": "PCK1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:8724",
        "name": "phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1",
        "frequency": "obligate",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/pck1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "pskh1",
        "symbol": "PSKH1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:9529",
        "name": "protein serine kinase H1",
        "frequency": "obligate",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/pskh1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "slc37a4",
        "symbol": "SLC37A4",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:4061",
        "name": "solute carrier family 37 member 4",
        "frequency": "obligate",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc37a4"
      },
      {
        "slug": "pcyt1a",
        "symbol": "PCYT1A",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:8754",
        "name": "phosphate cytidylyltransferase 1A, choline",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/pcyt1a"
      },
      {
        "slug": "stat3",
        "symbol": "STAT3",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:11364",
        "name": "signal transducer and activator of transcription 3",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/stat3"
      },
      {
        "slug": "uggt1",
        "symbol": "UGGT1",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:15663",
        "name": "UDP-glucose glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1",
        "frequency": "occasional",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/uggt1"
      }
    ]
  }
}