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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 162
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Carmen CUÉLLAR LÁZARO, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Laura SANJUÁN LANCHO, Lucia UDRESCU
  • Creation / modification date: 28-02-2014
  • Term: penetrance
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: Measurement of the proportion of individuals in a population who carry a disease-causing allele and express the disease phenotype.
  • Context: Modifier genes can affect penetrance, dominance, and expressivity.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
    • Definition: LOBO, I. (2008) Same genetic mutation, different genetic disease phenotype. Nature Education 1(1):64 [En línea]. http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/same-genetic-mutation-different-genetic-disease-phenotype-938 [última consulta: 18/12/2013]
    • Context: LOBO, I. (2008) Same genetic mutation, different genetic disease phenotype. Nature Education 1(1):64 [En línea]. http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/same-genetic-mutation-different-genetic-disease-phenotype-938 [última consulta: 18/12/2013]
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