HyperDic: monogenic_disorder

English > 1 sense of the expression monogenic disorder:
NOUNstatemonogenic disorder, monogenic diseasean inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
English > monogenic disorder: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes.
Synonymmonogenic disease
NarrowerGaucher's diseaseA rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin
Huntington's chorea, Huntington's diseasehereditary disease
Hurler's syndrome, Hurler's disease, gargoylism, dysostosis multiplex, lipochondrodystrophyhereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism
Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocyA hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe
cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosisThe most common congenital disease
familial hypercholesterolemiacongenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
neurofibromatosis, von Recklinghausen's diseaseautosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency disease, SCIDA congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes
sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell disease, crescent-cell anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytic anaemiaA congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks
thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean anaemiaAn inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
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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