English noun: autosomal dominant disease | |||
1. | autosomal dominant disease (state) a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome | ||
Synonyms | autosomal dominant disorder | ||
Broader (hypernym) | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease, malignant hyperthermia, Marfan's syndrome, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, von Recklinghausen's disease | ||