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  "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/otitis-externa",
  "trait": {
    "bundleId": "2026.10.17-8666dff2",
    "release": "2026-09-01",
    "slug": "otitis-externa",
    "id": "HP:0410017",
    "name": "Swimmer's ear",
    "label": "Otitis externa",
    "definition": "Inflammation or infection of the external auditory canal (EAC), the auricle, or both.",
    "synonyms": [
      "Unusual susceptibility to otitis externa"
    ],
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      {
        "slug": "abnormality-of-the-ear",
        "name": "Abnormality of the ear",
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormality-of-the-ear"
      }
    ],
    "broader": [
      {
        "slug": "abnormal-auditory-canal-morphology",
        "name": "Abnormal auditory canal morphology",
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormal-auditory-canal-morphology"
      }
    ],
    "narrower": [],
    "genes": [
      {
        "slug": "adam17",
        "symbol": "ADAM17",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:195",
        "name": "ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17",
        "frequency": "obligate",
        "diseases": 2,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/adam17"
      },
      {
        "slug": "mrtfa",
        "symbol": "MRTFA",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:14334",
        "name": "myocardin related transcription factor A",
        "frequency": "obligate",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/mrtfa"
      },
      {
        "slug": "spink5",
        "symbol": "SPINK5",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:15464",
        "name": "serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 5",
        "frequency": "frequent",
        "diseases": 1,
        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/spink5"
      }
    ]
  }
}