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The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Increased fetal lens echogenicity
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Accession:HP:0034248 term browser browse the term
Definition:Increased echogenicity (increased brightness in the gray-scale sonography image) of the lens of a fetus.
Comment:Both the normal fetal lens and vitreous appear hypoechoic by ultrasound. On endovaginal ultrasound, the fetal lens may be visualized as early as 14 weeks of gestational age. The outline of the lens may be visible as a thin, echogenic line in the anterior aspect of the globe; however, the lens may be difficult to see depending on the angle of the insonation beam relative to the lens position. Increased echogenicity of the fetal lens can be observed with some forms of developmental cataract.



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      Abnormality of prenatal development or birth 0
        Fetal anomaly 0
          Abnormal fetal morphology 0
            Increased fetal lens echogenicity 0
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