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Monogenic Forms of Diabetes - Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Complications

Monogenic Forms of Diabetes - Glossary

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Glossary

Polygenic: diseases/disorders caused by more than one gene.

Monogenic: diseases/disorders caused by a single gene.

Autosomal dominant: an abnormal gene inherited from one parent which leads to a genetic disease/disorder.

Autosomal recessive: where two copies of the abnormal gene are required for the offspring to present with a genetic disease/disorder.
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