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POLY-FACTORIAL DISEASE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A disease arising from the interaction of genetic and nongenetic factors.

OBS

multifactorial genetic disease: Since genetic factors, among others, always play a role in a multifactorial disease, the expression is pleonastic.

Key term(s)
  • multi-factorial disease
  • poly-factorial disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Maladie où plusieurs facteurs (génétiques et non génétiques) entrent en jeu.

OBS

L'asthme est une maladie plurifactorielle.

OBS

maladie génétique multifactorielle : Il faut éviter d'utiliser cette expression, car par définition une maladie multifactorielle est nécessairement génétique. Il s'agit donc d'un pléonasme.

Key term(s)
  • maladie pluri-factorielle
  • maladie multi-factorielle
  • maladie poly-factorielle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

[Enfermedad] que es causada por la combinación de múltiples alelos genotípicos y de factores exógenos, tales como el ambiente o el estilo de vida.

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