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A genetic disorder, or genetic disease is a disease caused, at least in part, by the genes of the person with the disease. There are a number of possible causes for genetic defects: * They may be caused by random mutation. * There are genetic disorders caused by the accidental duplication of a chromosome, as in Down syndrome and Klinefelter's syndrome, or repeated duplication of part of a chromosome as in Fragile X syndrome. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-gene_disorder
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| single-gene disorder |
Hereditary disorder caused by a mutant allele of a single gene (eg, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, retinoblastoma, sickle cell disease). Compare polygenic disorders.
출처: www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/public...
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