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Trait

Elevated stool chloride content

Elevated amount of chloride in the stool.

HPO HP:0034470

Summary

Also called
Chloride high in stool, Elevations in faecal chloride concentration, Elevations in fecal chloride concentration
Body system
Laboratory abnormalityAbnormality of the digestive system

2 genes linked to Elevated stool chloride content

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Elevated stool chloride content is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
SLC26A3solute carrier family 26 member 3AlwaysIn 1 condition
SLC9A3solute carrier family 9 member A3AlwaysIn 1 condition

How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.

Broader traits

Abnormal stool composition

Where this comes from

  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
  • Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

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