Preferred Label : Genetic Heterogeneity;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The production of the same or similar phenotypes (observed biochemical,
physiological, and morphological characteristics of a person determined by his/her
genotype) by different genetic mechanisms. There are two types: (1) allelic heterogeneity
- when different alleles at a locus can produce variable expression of a condition;
and (2) locus heterogeneity - the term used to describe disease in which mutations
at different loci can produce the same disease phenotype.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000339333;
Origin ID : C94509;
UMLS CUI : C0242960;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
