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noun
Any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genetic disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disease
Narrower terms: monogenic disorder, monogenic disease, polygenic disorder, polygenic disease, achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy, abetalipoproteinemia, inborn error of metabolism, Hirschsprung's disease, congenital megacolon, mucopolysaccharidosis, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, ichthyosis, maple syrup urine disease, branched chain ketoaciduria, McArdle's disease, muscular dystrophy, dystrophy, oligodactyly, oligodontia, otosclerosis, autosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorder, autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect, Fanconi's anemia, Fanconi's anaemia, congenital pancytopenia, Spielmeyer-Vogt disease, juvenile amaurotic idiocy, congenital afibrinogenemia, osteopetrosis, Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease, nevoid elephantiasis, pachyderma, dwarfism, nanism, lactose intolerance, lactase deficiency, milk intolerance, porphyria, hepatolenticular degeneration, Wilson's disease
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