Human Genetics
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Human Genetics is the scientific field that studies how genes and heredity influence human traits, health, and disease.
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| Human Genetics canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
scientific discipline
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subfield of biology ⓘ subfield of genetics ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
identify genetic risk factors for disease
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improve prevention and treatment of human diseases ⓘ understand how genes influence human health ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
development of targeted therapies
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diagnosis of genetic diseases ⓘ forensic genetics ⓘ personalized medicine ⓘ prevention of genetic disorders ⓘ public health genetics ⓘ |
| concerns |
ethical issues in genetic testing
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genetic discrimination ⓘ privacy of genetic information ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
DNA structure and function in humans
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cancer genetics in humans ⓘ carrier screening in humans ⓘ chromosomal disorders in humans ⓘ chromosomes in humans ⓘ clinical genetics ⓘ complex diseases in humans ⓘ genetic counseling ⓘ genetic epidemiology of human disease ⓘ genetic risk assessment in humans ⓘ human evolutionary genetics ⓘ human genome organization NERFINISHED ⓘ medical genetics ⓘ monogenic disorders in humans ⓘ multifactorial inheritance in humans ⓘ newborn genetic screening ⓘ non-Mendelian inheritance in humans ⓘ patterns of Mendelian inheritance in humans ⓘ pharmacogenetics in humans ⓘ pharmacogenomics in humans ⓘ polygenic traits in humans ⓘ population genetics of humans ⓘ prenatal genetic diagnosis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
bioethics
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biostatistics ⓘ epigenetics ⓘ genomics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| studies |
genetic basis of human disease
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genetic variation in humans ⓘ gene–environment interactions in humans ⓘ human genes ⓘ human heredity ⓘ inheritance of human traits ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
DNA sequencing
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bioinformatics analysis of human genomes ⓘ cytogenetic analysis ⓘ exome sequencing ⓘ family pedigree analysis ⓘ genome-wide association studies ⓘ linkage analysis ⓘ molecular diagnostics ⓘ whole-genome sequencing ⓘ |
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