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  • Institution/s: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 174
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Augustine Edith EMENE, Beatriz BURGOS CUADRILLERO, Judit MATEO CARRETERO, Verónica ARNÁIZ UZQUIZA
  • Creation / modification date: 01-02-2014
  • Term: anticipation
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: Phenomenon that refers to the observation of an increase in severity, and/or decrease in age of onset, of a condition in successive generations of a family.
  • Context: The founder mutation would then be expected to have occurred de novo in a preceding generation, but, due to anticipation, not resulted in disease until one or two further generations had passed.
  • Expression: maternal anticipation, genetic anticipation
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: SURI, M. (2004) Genetics for pediatricians, London: Remedica Publishing. 237
    • Definition: SURI, M. (2004) Genetics for pediatricians, London: Remedica Publishing. 237
    • Context: KING, R., ROTTER, J.I. & A.G. MOTULSKY (2002) The Genetic Basis of Common Diseases, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 766.
    • Expression: KING, R., ROTTER, J.I. & A.G. MOTULSKY (2002) The Genetic Basis of Common Diseases, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 271.
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