Pathway-based classification of genetic diseases
Abstract Background In medical genetics, diseases are classified according to the nature (hypothetical nature) of the underlying genetic defect. The classification is “gene-centric” and “factor-centric”; a disease may be, thereby, designated as monogenic, oligogenic or polygenic/multifactorial. Chro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | Molecular Cytogenetics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13039-019-0418-4 |