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Human Phenotype Ontology

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Commercial use
UnclearUnstated
Derivatives
No
Redistribution
UnclearUnstated
File on Mdexa
NoLink only

restrictions are read broadly: forbids derivatives

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Cite this pageMdexa, Human Phenotype Ontology, https://mdexa.com/datasets/hpo/, verified 2026-11-13.

Key facts

Domain
Standards and terminology Cross-cutting
Content
Terminologies and coding systemsThe HPO vocabularies, annotation files, tools and documentation are freely available. The HPO is copyrighted to protect the integrity of the vocabularies.
Size
—
Language / modality
English / Text
Publisher
Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium
Year
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Expert review
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Verification
Verified: license text seen

Commercial use of Human Phenotype Ontology

Commercial use: Unclear (Unstated). License status: Restricted.

Conditions
No derivatives, Notice kept, State modifications

Quoted statements and their sources are in Human Phenotype Ontology license evidence.

Verdicts record what sources state and are not legal advice.

Human Phenotype Ontology license evidence 8

Restricted object: That neither the content of the HPO file(s) nor the logical relationships embedd

  1. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageAll of the following license restrictions apply to all files provided by the HPO project:

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01
  2. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageThe HPO vocabularies, annotation files, tools and documentation are freely available.

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01
  3. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageThe HPO is copyrighted to protect the integrity of the vocabularies, which means that changes to the HPO vocabularies need to be done by HPO developers. However, anyone can download the HPO and use the ontologies or other HPO files under three conditions:

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01
  1. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageThat the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium is acknowledged and cited properly.

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01
  2. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageThat neither the content of the HPO file(s) nor the logical relationships embedded within the HPO file(s) be altered in any way.

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01
  3. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageUsers of the HPO should add the following statement to their online presence.

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01
  4. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageThat any HPO Consortium file(s) displayed publicly include the date(s) and/or version number(s) of the relevant HPO file(s).

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01
  5. Terms of use pagePage opened
    Third-party text · Terms of use pageWe request that the HPO logo be included as well.

    Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page)

    hpo.jax.org2026-11-13 · s01

Source and lineage

No upstream or downstream datasets recorded.

Known issues with Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preflight

Not run Runs only on ingested data; says nothing about quality.

Downloading Human Phenotype Ontology and API access

No file on Mdexa (see the verdict). Get it from the source and confirm the terms there:

Citing Human Phenotype Ontology

Mdexa, Human Phenotype Ontology, https://mdexa.com/datasets/hpo/, verified 2026-11-13.
More citation details

The source gives no citation text; the line above cites this card.

Machine-readable

hpo.jsonhpo.mdcatalog.json

Change log 1
2026-11-13Listed on 2026-11-13. Judged by public rules and checked a second time before listing.

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