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Trait

Fetal chylothorax

The presence of chyle (a type of lipid-rich lymph) in the pleural space (the space surrounding the lung) as observed in a fetus.

HPO HP:0025677

Summary

Body system
Abnormality of prenatal development or birth

1 gene linked to Fetal chylothorax

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Fetal chylothorax 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
MDFICMyoD family inhibitor domain containingAlwaysIn 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

Fetal pleural effusion

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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