Single-gene disorder
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- Hereditary disorder caused by a mutant allele of a single gene (e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy, retinoblastoma, sickle cell disease). See also: polygenic disorders
Human Genome Project - Cite This Source - This Definition - Diabetes mellitus, Monogenic disorder, Monogenic inheritance, Multifactorial or multigenic disorder, Oligogenic, Polygenic disorder, Suppressor gene, Wolfram syndrome