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In the Medical Genetics simulation we approach a more complex genetic disease. Monogenic disorders such as CF, and the chromosome abnormalities discussed in the Cytogenetics chapter often have a high penetrance, meaning that a high proportion (or all) of those with the genetic abnormality will develop the disease. As our understanding of genetics and the human body increases, we are discovering that many complex diseases include a genetic component as a predisposition. Here you’ll learn about a partially heritable form of breast cancer and the advances in modern medicine that allow us to detect and treat such cancers.
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Gardner, A., Stauffer, S., Petley-Ragan, L., Wismer, P., Ungu, D.A.K. (2019). Medical Genetics. In: Labster Virtual Lab Experiments: Genetics of Human Diseases. Springer Spektrum, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58744-7_3
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