Terms Related to Genetic Predisposition Testing

• Genetic Predisposition to Disease

  A latent susceptibility to disease at the genetic level, which may be activated under certain conditions.

• Genetic Load

  The study of the genetic composition of populations and of the effects of factors such as selection, population size, mutation, migration, and genetic drift on ...

• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

  Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the ovum, zygote, or blastocyst prior to implantation. CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS is performed to determine ...

• Population Genetics

  The study of the genetic composition of populations and of the effects of factors such as selection, population size, mutation, migration, and genetic drift on ...

• Genetic Enhancement

  The use of genetic methodologies to improve functional capacities of an organism rather than to treat disease.

• Ichthyosis

  Any of several generalized skin disorders characterized by dryness, roughness, and scaliness, due to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum epidermis. Most are genetic, but some ...

• Genetic Skin Disease

  Diseases of the skin with a genetic component, usually the result of various inborn errors of metabolism.