Genetic predisposition
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| Genetic predisposition | |
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| Term | Genetic predisposition |
| Short definition | genetic marker of susceptibility (jeh-NEH-tik MAR-ker … suh-SEP-tih-BIH-lih-tee) A specific change in a person's DNA that increases the likelihood that the person will develop certain diseases such as cancer |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
genetic predisposition - (pronounced) (jeh-NEH-tik PREE-dih-spuh-ZIH-avoid) A hereditary increase in the risk of developing a disease. Also called genetic susceptibility, hereditary predisposition and inherited predisposition
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Genetic predisposition
- Wikipedia's article - Genetic predisposition
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