Genetic susceptibility
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| Genetic susceptibility | |
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| Term | Genetic susceptibility |
| Short definition | genetic profile (jeh-NEH-tik PROH file) Information about changes in specific genes, gene expression, or chromosomes in a person's cells or tissues. These changes can be a sign of a disease or condition like cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Genetic susceptibility - (pronounced) (jeh-NEH-tik suh-SEP-tih-BIH-lih-tee) An inherited increase in the risk of developing a disease. Also called genetic predisposition, hereditary predisposition and inherited predisposition
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Genetic susceptibility
- Wikipedia's article - Genetic susceptibility
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