Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.

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Genetic disorders

hair cells

Health care; Genetic disorders

Mechanoreceptors located in the organ of Corti that are sensitive to auditory stimuli and in the vestibular apparatus that are sensitive to movement of the head. In each case the accessory sensory ...

beta-2 microglobulin

Health care; Genetic disorders

An 11 kDa protein associated with the outer membrane of many cells including lymphocytes. It is the small subunit of the MHC class I molecule. Association with beta 2-microglobulin is generally ...

anion

Health care; Genetic disorders

The ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the anode; broadly: a negatively charged ion.

linkage disequilibrium

Health care; Genetic disorders

In a population, co-occurrence of a specific DNA marker and a disease at a higher frequency than would be predicted by random chance.

allelic variant

Health care; Genetic disorders

An alteration in the normal sequence of a gene, the significance of which is often unclear until further study of the genotype and corresponding phenotype occurs in a sufficiently large population. ...

decarboxylation

Health care; Genetic disorders

The removal of a carboxyl group, usually in the form of carbon dioxide, from a chemical compound.

second-degree relative

Health care; Genetic disorders

Any relative who is two meioses away from a particular individual in a pedigree; a relative with whom one quarter of an individual's genes is shared (i.e., grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, ...