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The Impact of Environmental Factors on Monogenic Mendelian Diseases.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 27 Apr 2021
Tukker Anke M, Royal Charmaine D, Bowman Aaron B, McAllister Kimberly A
Abstract excerpt
Environmental factors and gene-environment interactions modify the variable expressivity, progression, severity, and onset of some classic (monogenic) Mendelian-inherited genetic diseases. Cystic fibrosis, Huntington disease, Parkinson's disease, and sickle cell disease are examples of well-known Mendelian disorders that are influenced by exogenous exposures. Environmental factors may act by direct or indirect...
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