Diseases

Genetic Anticipation

The apparent tendency of certain diseases to appear at earlier AGE OF ONSET and with increasing severity in successive generations. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)

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The apparent tendency of certain diseases to appear at earlier AGE OF ONSET and with increasing severity in successive generations. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)

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  • Anticipation, Genetic

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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1999

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  1. C23.550.291.687.500.500w
  2. G05.420.040w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Genetic Anticipation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020132. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020132
  2. Genetic Anticipation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticipation_(genetics)
  3. Genetic Anticipation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584562