Genetic disorder

Introduction: Genetic disorder

Description of Genetic disorder

Genetic disorder (medical condition): Genetic diseases are caused by error in the DNA in sequences called "genes" or sometimes in the much larger groups of genes called chromosomes. See also articles Introduction to Genetics and ...more

Genetic disorder: See also:

Genetic Disease:
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Genetic disorder: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Genetic disorder: note that all genetic disorders are not treed under this term; see RTs for others; in addition, many disorders not treed here or under RTs may have a genetic component.
Source: CRISP

Genetic disorder: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Genetic disorder:

• Genetic
• Disorder

Genetic disorder as a Disease

Genetic disorder: Another name for Genetic Disease (or close medical condition association).
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Genetic disorder: Related Diseases

Genetic disorder: Genetic disorder is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Non-Contagious Diseases

Genetic disorder: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Genetic disorder:

• Turner's syndrome
• hemophilia
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• cystic fibrosis
• celiac disease
• Klinefelter syndrome
• Cri du chat syndrome
• phenylketonuria
• color blindness
• angelman syndrome
• Prader Willi syndrome
• sickle cell disease
• Klinfelter syndrome

Terms associated with Genetic disorder:

Terms Similar to Genetic disorder:

• genetic disease
• genetic abnormality
• genetic defect
• congenital disease
• inherited disease
• inherited disorder
• hereditary disease
• hereditary condition

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Genetic disorder:

• achondroplasia
• acrodermatitis enteropathica
• adrenoleukodystrophy
• afibrinogenemia
• Alagille syndrome
• Alport syndrome
• ataxia telangiectasia
• cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
• chromosome disorder
• congenital erythropoietic porphyria
• congenital ichthyosis
• craniofacial dysostosis
• cutis laxa
• Ehlers Danlos syndrome
• epidermolysis bullosa
• familial dysautonomia
• familial hypothyroidism
• Friedreich's ataxia
• Fuchs' dystrophy
• happy puppet syndrome
• hemoglobinopathy
• hemophilia A
• hemophilia B
• hereditary elliptocytosis
• hereditary peripheral nervous system disorder
• hereditary spherocytosis
• Holt Oram syndrome
• Huntington's disease
• hypoprothrombinemia
• inborn metabolism disorder
• keratosis follicularis
• Li Fraumeni syndrome
• Marfan syndrome
• multiple endocrine neoplasia
• muscular dystrophy
• myotonia congenita
• neurofibromatosis
• osteogenesis imperfecta
• polycystic kidney
• protoporphyria
• pseudoxanthoma elasticum
• retinitis pigmentosa
• retinoblastoma
• Rett syndrome
• testicular feminization
• tuberous sclerosis
• Usher syndrome
• Von Hippel Lindau syndrome
• von Willebrand's disease
• Waardenburg syndrome
• Werner's syndrome
• Wilms' tumor
• Wiskott Aldrich syndrome
• xeroderma pigmentosum

Source - CRISP

• monogenic disorder
• monogenic disease
• polygenic disorder
• polygenic disease
• achondroplasia
• achondroplasty
• osteosclerosis congenita
• chondrodystrophy
• abetalipoproteinemia
• inborn error of metabolism
• Hirschsprung's disease
• congenital megacolon
• mucopolysaccharidosis
• hyperbetalipoproteinemia
• ichthyosis
• maple syrup urine disease
• branched chain ketoaciduria
• McArdle's disease
• muscular dystrophy
• dystrophy
• oligodactyly
• oligodontia
• otosclerosis
• autosomal dominant disease
• autosomal dominant disorder
• autosomal recessive disease
• autosomal recessive defect
• Fanconi's anemia
• Fanconi's anaemia
• congenital pancytopenia
• Spielmeyer-Vogt disease
• juvenile amaurotic idiocy
• congenital afibrinogenemia
• osteopetrosis
• Albers-Schonberg disease
• marble bones disease
• nevoid elephantiasis
• pachyderma
• dwarfism
• nanism
• lactose intolerance
• lactase deficiency
• milk intolerance
• porphyria
• hepatolenticular degeneration
• Wilson's disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Genetic disorder

• disease /disorder

Source - CRISP

• disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Genetic disorder can be used for:

• Alstrom syndrome
• Bardet Biedel syndrome
• Clouston's syndrome
• corneal dystrophy
• familial Mediterranean fever
• hereditary cerebellar degeneration
• hereditary disorder
• Joubert syndrome
• Laurence Moon Biedl syndrome
• Leigh disease
• LEOPARD syndrome
• Multiple Lentigines
• Rabson Mendenhall syndrome
• subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Genetic disorder:

• acanthosis nigricans
• color blindness
• congenital aplastic anemia
• congenital blood disorder
• congenital disorder
• dyserythropoietic anemia
• family genetics
• genetic susceptibility
• hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
• malignant hyperthermia
• obesity
• psoriasis

Source: CRISP

The description of Genetic disorder may also be used for the following terms:

• deformity
• familial disorder
• malformation

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Genetic disorder

The following list attempts to classify Genetic disorder into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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