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autosomal dominant disorder

NOUN
  1. a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome

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  • Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a common autosomal dominant disorder with a high rate of penetrance. It is caused by the mutation of the tumor suppressor gene NF1, which encodes neurofibromin.
  • HHT is an autosomal dominant disordercharacterized by vascular dysplasia.
  • Familial nonsyndromic craniosynostosis, which affects 2 to 6 percent of infants with sagittal synostosis and 8 to 14 percent of infants with coronal synostosis, is transmitted as an autosomal dominant disorder.
  • This means that in each pregnancy, the fetus has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the autosomal dominant disorder. Genetics and Alagille Syndrome
  • Multiple osteochondromas can occur either spontaneously an autosomal dominant disorder known as hereditary multiple exostoses.
  • Conclusion: EXT is an autosomal dominant disorder and the penetrance is 97 % in this report.
  • Alagille syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, which means someone who carries the Jagged1 gene mutation has a 50 percent chance of passing on that mutation to their child. What Causes Alagille Syndrome?
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