Anticipation, Genetic

The apparent tendency of certain diseases to appear at earlier AGE OF ONSET and with increasing severity in successive generations. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)

Year introduced: 1999

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.291.687.500.500, G05.420.040

MeSH Unique ID: D020132

Entry Terms:

• Genetic Anticipation

See Also:

• Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion
• Penetrance
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Disease Attributes
Disease Susceptibility
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Anticipation, Genetic

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Inheritance Patterns
Anticipation, Genetic