Preferred Label : Imprinting Gene;
NCIt synonyms : Imprinted Gene;
NCIt definition : A gene that does not exhibit equal expression of both alleles due to repression or
inactivation, resulting in the genetic non-equivalence of mammalian paternal and maternal
genomes.;
NCIt note : Several severe human genetic disorders are associated with imprinted genes such as
Beckwith-Wiedemann, Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes.;
Origin ID : C54401;
UMLS CUI : C1708477;
Semantic type(s)
- gene_found_in_organism
