MeSH definition : Measurable biological (physiological, biochemical, and anatomical features), behavioral
(psychometric pattern) or cognitive markers that are found more often in individuals
with a disease than in the general population. Because many endophenotypes are present
before the disease onset and in individuals with heritable risk for disease such as
unaffected family members, they can be used to help diagnose and search for causative
genes.;
Measurable biological (physiological, biochemical, and anatomical features), behavioral
(psychometric pattern) or cognitive markers that are found more often in individuals
with a disease than in the general population. Because many endophenotypes are present
before the disease onset and in individuals with heritable risk for disease such as
unaffected family members, they can be used to help diagnose and search for causative
genes.
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