HyperDic: autosomal_dominant_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression autosomal dominant disease:
NOUNstateautosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disordera disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
English > autosomal dominant disease: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome.
Synonymautosomal dominant disorder
NarrowerHuntington's chorea, Huntington's diseasehereditary disease
Marfan's syndromeAn autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system
malignant hyperthermiahereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity
neurofibromatosis, von Recklinghausen's diseaseautosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
osteogenesis imperfectaautosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily
Broadergenetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary conditionA disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

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