Inheritance and Genetics of Endocrine disorders

Endocrine disorders: Genetics Information

Genetics of Endocrine disorders: Advances in molecular genetics have led to a greatly strengthened understanding of the mechanisms of certain of the hereditary endocrine disorders. This section of genes and disease focuses on disorders for which the primary gene defect has been characterized or recently identified. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

About inheritance and genetics:

Inheritance of Endocrine disorders refers to whether the condition is inherited from your parents or "runs" in families. The level of inheritance of a condition depends on how important genetics are to the disease. Strongly genetic diseases are usually inherited, partially genetic diseases are sometimes inherited, and non-genetic diseases are not inherited. For general information, see Introduction to Genetics.

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