Monogenic Disease (Noun)
Meaning
An inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Huntington's disease is a classic example of a monogenic disease, where a single mutated gene causes the condition.
- Cystic fibrosis is a monogenic disease that affects the respiratory and digestive systems of individuals with the mutated gene.
- Thalassemia is a monogenic disease that affects the production of hemoglobin in the blood.
- Sickle cell anemia is a monogenic disease caused by a point mutation in the beta-globin gene.
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a monogenic disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, which leads to progressive muscle weakness and degeneration.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- Inherited Disorder
- Hereditary Disease
- Inherited Disease
- Genetic Disease
- Genetic Abnormality
- Genetic Defect
- Congenital Disease
- Hereditary Condition
Hyponyms
- Pancreatic Fibrosis
- Hurler's Syndrome
- Dysostosis Multiplex
- Neurofibromatosis
- Gaucher's Disease
- Thalassemia
- Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- Drepanocytic Anemia
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Mucoviscidosis
- Sickle-cell Anemia
- Lipochondrodystrophy
- Drepanocytic Anaemia
- Tay-Sachs Disease
- Sickle-cell Disease
- Crescent-cell Anemia
- Infantile Amaurotic Idiocy
- Huntington's Chorea
- Mediterranean Anemia
- Mediterranean Anaemia
- Gargoylism
- SCID
- Sachs Disease
- Fibrocystic Disease Of The Pancreas
- Crescent-cell Anaemia
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency