Inherited diseases in humans

In this topic

• Inherited diseases and their three groups
• Gene (monogenic) diseases
• Chromosomal diseases
• Predisposition, causes and prevention

Key terms

• Inherited disease
• Gene (monogenic) disease
• Chromosomal disease
• Trisomy
• Deletion
• Karyotype
• Carrier
• Hereditary predisposition
• Mutagen
• Medical-genetic counselling
• Pedigree analysis
• Newborn screening

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