Diseases

Chromosome Disorders

Clinical conditions caused by an abnormal chromosome constitution in which there is extra or missing chromosome material (either a whole chromosome or a chromosome segment). (from Thompson et al., Genetics in Medicine, 5th ed, p429)

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Clinical conditions caused by an abnormal chromosome constitution in which there is extra or missing chromosome material (either a whole chromosome or a chromosome segment). (from Thompson et al., Genetics in Medicine, 5th ed, p429)

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14 entry terms
  • Chromosomal Disorders
  • Chromosome Abnormality Disorders
  • Chromosomal Disorder
  • Chromosome Abnormality Disorder
  • Chromosome Disorder
  • Disorder, Chromosomal
  • Disorder, Chromosome
  • Disorder, Chromosome Abnormality
  • Disorders, Chromosomal
  • Disorders, Chromosome
  • Autosomal Chromosome Disorders
  • Autosomal Chromosome Disorder
  • Chromosome Disorder, Autosomal
  • Chromosome Disorders, Autosomal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific numbered chromosome

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History Note

2002; see CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES 1978-1995

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Previous Indexing

  • Chromosome Abnormalities (1964-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chromosome Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D025063. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D025063
  2. Chromosome Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosomal_disease
  3. Chromosome Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4501577