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Phenotype

Use phenotype commands to search HPO terms and phenotype-gene associations from the Monarch Initiative.

Search phenotypes

By HPO identifiers (space-separated):

biomcp search phenotype "HP:0001250 HP:0001263"

By name or keyword:

biomcp search phenotype seizure

Multiple terms with limit:

biomcp search phenotype "HP:0001250 HP:0001263" --limit 20

The positional terms argument accepts HPO IDs or keywords, space-separated or comma-separated. Use --limit and --offset when you need bounded paging.

Get records

Phenotype is search-only. There is no get phenotype subcommand.

Request sections

Phenotype search rows do not expose extra section names. Use search disease or get disease <id> phenotypes when you want a normalized disease follow-up.

Helper commands

Phenotype is search-only. Start with search phenotype for HPO term sets or keyword discovery, then switch to disease commands once you have the right normalized concept.

JSON mode

biomcp --json search phenotype "HP:0001250"

Practical tips

  • Use HPO IDs for precise lookups when you know the exact term.
  • Use plain-text keywords for exploratory searches across phenotype names.
  • Combine multiple HPO IDs in a single query to retrieve a phenotype set.