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genic diseases
Monday 22 November 2004
Definition : Genic diseases are diseases due to anomalies of genes, as mutations.
Etiology
radiations
chemicals
random events
Classification
monogenic diseases ( mendelian diseases )
polygenic diseases ( complex diseases )
tumors (see oncogenetics )
Databases
OMIM
Genes and disease at NCBI
Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects at GAPS
See also:
allelic diseases
multigenic diseases
somatic genetic diseases
constitutional genetic diseases
history of genetic diseases
References
Hoh J, Ott J. Genetic dissection of diseases: design and methods. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2004 Jun;14(3):229-32. PMID: 15172663
