Inherited
51half-inherited — half inher′ited adj …
52half-inherited — adj …
53quasi-inherited — adj …
54IBMFS — Inherited bone marrow failure syndrome. A rare disorder in which a person’s bone marrow is unable to make enough blood cells and there is a family history of the same disorder. There are several different inherited bone marrow failure syndromes.… …
55Marfan syndrome — Inherited disorder characterized by long fingers and toes, dislocation of the lens, and aortic wall weakness and aneurysm. Parents with Marfan syndrome have a 50 percent chance of passing it on to each child. There is not yet a genetic test for… …
56xeroderma pigmentosum — Inherited (autosomal recessive) disease in humans associated with increased sensitivity to ultraviolet induced mutagenesis, and thus to skin cancer. Sensitivity can be demonstrated in cultured cells, and appears to be due to deficiency in DNA… …
57Breast cancer susceptibility genes — Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Two of these genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been identified (and… …
58Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes — Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Two of these genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been identified (and… …
59Genes, breast cancer susceptibility — Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Two of these genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been identified (and… …
60Hemostasis, genetics of — Inherited factors that play a role in hemostasis, the stoppage of blood flow through a blood vessel. There is genetic regulation of proteins involved in hemostasis and atherothrombotic disorders, including myocardial infarction and stroke. People …
