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  "id": 16699,
  "label": "sternal cleft",
  "model": {
    "label": "Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO)",
    "source": 0
  },
  "type_id": 0,
  "reference_id": "MONDO:0016066",
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      "GARD:0005012",
      "ICD9:756.3",
      "MEDGEN:419096",
      "MESH:C537489",
      "Orphanet:2017",
      "SCTID:54008006",
      "UMLS:C2931507",
      "icd11.foundation:1308914573"
    ],
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      "cleft sternum",
      "sternum bifidum",
      "congenital sternal cleft"
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        "ref": "MONDO:0005087",
        "name": "respiratory system disorder"
      }
    ],
    "definition": "Sternal cleft (SC) is a rare idiopathic congenital thoracic malformation characterized by a sternal fusion defect, that can be complete or partial (either superior or inferior), that is usually asymptomatic in the neonatal period (apart from a paradoxical midline thoracic bulging) but that can lead to dyspnea, cough, frequent respiratory infections and increased risk of trauma-related injury to the heart, lungs and major vessels if left untreated."
  },
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  "isRoot": false,
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      "id": 16618,
      "label": "thoracic malformation",
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      "isRoot": false,
      "parents": [
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        "xrefs": [
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          "NANDO:2201008",
          "Orphanet:182108",
          "UMLS:C5680597"
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          {
            "ref": "MONDO:0005087",
            "name": "respiratory system disorder"
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      "reference_id": "MONDO:0015929"
    }
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  "roots": [
    {
      "id": 16618,
      "label": "thoracic malformation"
    }
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}