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Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases

Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases: Introduction

The non-sex chromosomes 1..22 are called "autosomes" and the resulting conditions called autosomal genetic diseases. (For comparison, the other conditions affecting the sex chromsomes X and Y are called x-linked genetic diseases.)

Dominant genetic diseases only require a single copy of the gene to be damaged. This error need only be inherited from one parent in order to get the disease. The bad gene from one parent dominates the other parent's good gene. There is no such thing as a "carrier" of a dominant disease because everyone who has the genetic error gets the disease.

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Symptoms of Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases

• Genetic abnormality
• Wide range of possible symptoms depending on the genes affected
• Dominantly inherited conditions
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Types of Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases

• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• Machado-Joseph Disease
• Marfan syndrome
• MODY diabetes
• Otosclerosis
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Causes of Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases

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Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases: Broader Related Topics

• Genetic Disease
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Definitions of Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases:

A disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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