2021年8月20日 · Genetic disorders occur when a mutation affects your genes or chromosomes. Some disorders cause symptoms at birth, while others develop over time. Genetic testing can help you learn more about the likelihood of experiencing a genetic disorder.

The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child.

2018年5月18日 · Genetic disorders can be caused by a mutation in one gene (monogenic disorder), by mutations in multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance disorder), by a combination of gene mutations and environmental factors, or by damage to chromosomes (changes in the number or structure of entire chromosomes, the structures that carry genes).

2024年5月15日 · Genetic changes can be passed down to a child from their parents. When this happens, the disease or condition is called hereditary or inherited. Or the changes can happen for the first time in the process of making the sperm or egg or early in development, so the child will have the genetic change but the parents will not.

2024年7月12日 · Learn from a list of genetic diseases that are caused by abnormalities in an individual's genome. There are four main types of genetic inheritance, single, multifactorial, chromosome abnormalities, and mitochondrial inheritance.

2020年5月5日 · Hereditary diseases are passed from one or both parents to a child, who may also pass it to his or her children. Learn the difference between hereditary and genetic disorders, a list of the most common hereditary diseases, and who's most at risk for inherited diseases.

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When the genetic disorder is inherited from one or both parents, it is also classified as a hereditary disease. Some disorders are caused by a mutation on the X chromosome and have X-linked inheritance.

2025年1月16日 · This article surveys the main categories of genetic disease, focusing on the types of genetic mutations that give rise to them, the risks associated with exposure to certain environmental agents, and the course of managing genetic disease through counseling, diagnosis, and treatment.

In the rest of this booklet, we give you examples of some common diseases that affect our communities and families. For each disease, we include information under the following headings: • What is the disease? • Who is at risk? • Hints for health