We found 1 definitions of autosomal dominant disorder from 1 different sources.
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autosomal dominant disorder - a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome | ||
autosomal dominant disease | ||
congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically | ||
huntington's chorea, huntington's disease hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia | ||
malignant hyperthermia hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity | ||
marfan's syndrome an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system | ||
neurofibromatosis, von recklinghausen's disease autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities |