Genetic Predisposition to Disease
"Genetic Predisposition to Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A latent susceptibility to disease at the genetic level, which may be activated under certain conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D020022
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.687.500 G05.380.355
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| Concept/Terms |
Genetic Predisposition to Disease- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Susceptibility
- Genetic Susceptibilities
- Susceptibilities, Genetic
- Susceptibility, Genetic
- Genetic Predisposition
- Genetic Predispositions
- Predispositions, Genetic
- Predisposition, Genetic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Genetic Predisposition to Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Genetic Predisposition to Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Predisposition to Disease" by people in Profiles.
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A possible genetic predisposition to suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2025 Apr; 1871(4):167732.
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Performance of Polygenic Risk Scores for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Populations of African Descent. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan 01; 143(1):7-14.
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The vitamin D receptor TaqI TT genotype is associated with type 1 diabetes in the Black South African population. J Nutr Sci. 2024; 13:e73.
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The PRIMED Consortium: Reducing disparities in polygenic risk assessment. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 Dec 05; 111(12):2594-2606.
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Heterogeneous genetic architectures of prostate cancer susceptibility in sub-Saharan Africa. Nat Genet. 2024 Oct; 56(10):2093-2103.
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Prevalence and Reclassification of Genetic Variants in South African Populations with Breast Cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2024 Sep; 63(9):e23275.
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Ancestry-aligned polygenic scores combined with conventional risk factors improve prediction of cardiometabolic outcomes in African populations. Genome Med. 2024 Aug 26; 16(1):106.
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Variability of polygenic prediction for body mass index in Africa. Genome Med. 2024 05 30; 16(1):74.
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Evolocumab Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Pooled Data From Three Open-Label Studies. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2024 May; 44(5):1156-1164.
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A multi-cohort genome-wide association study in African ancestry individuals reveals risk loci for primary open-angle glaucoma. Cell. 2024 01 18; 187(2):464-480.e10.