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Congenital posterior urethral valve

MedGen UID:
451008
Concept ID:
C0238506
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Posterior urethral valve
SNOMED CT: PUV - Posterior urethral valve (253900005); Congenital posterior urethral valve (253900005); Posterior urethral valve (253900005); Congenital posterior urethral valves (253900005)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal recessive inheritance
MedGen UID:
141025
Concept ID:
C0441748
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in individuals with two pathogenic alleles, either homozygotes (two copies of the same mutant allele) or compound heterozygotes (whereby each copy of a gene has a distinct mutant allele).
X-linked recessive inheritance
MedGen UID:
375779
Concept ID:
C1845977
Finding
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for recessive traits related to a gene encoded on the X chromosome. In the context of medical genetics, X-linked recessive disorders manifest in males (who have one copy of the X chromosome and are thus hemizygotes), but generally not in female heterozygotes who have one mutant and one normal allele.
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
HPO: HP:0010957
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0019640
Orphanet: ORPHA93110

Definition

A developmental defect resulting in an obstructing membrane in the posterior male urethra. [from HPO]

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Concept ID:
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MedGen UID:
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MedGen UID:
424842
Concept ID:
C2936904
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MedGen UID:
1684849
Concept ID:
C5231427
Disease or Syndrome
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MedGen UID:
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Concept ID:
C5393125
Disease or Syndrome
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MedGen UID:
1824008
Concept ID:
C5774235
Disease or Syndrome
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