English > autosomal dominant disease: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | A disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome. |
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| Synonym | autosomal dominant disorder |
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| Narrower | Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease | hereditary disease |
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| Marfan's syndrome | An autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system |
| malignant hyperthermia | hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity |
| neurofibromatosis, von Recklinghausen's disease | autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily |
| Broader | genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition | A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
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