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Contribution of Mendelian disorders to common chronic disease: opportunities for recognition, intervention, and prevention.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 15 Feb 2004
Scheuner Maren T, Yoon Paula W, Khoury Muin J
Abstract excerpt
Recognizing Mendelian disorders should improve health care for persons with strong familial risks for common chronic diseases. The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database was reviewed to identify Mendelian disorders featuring 17 common chronic diseases, including 9 cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, and 7 common cancers. Mendelian disorders were selected if any one of the 17 diseases was reported in...
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