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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Main Authors: Ivan Y. Iourov, Svetlana G. Vorsanova, Yuri B. Yurov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Molecular Cytogenetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13039-019-0418-4