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Genetics, Medical MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Genetics, Medical
Tree Number(s)
H01.158.273.343.385.500
H02.403.350
Unique ID
D005826
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005826
Annotation
use for the discipline only; restrict to the subfield of human genetics dealing with genetic or hereditary disorders
Scope Note
A subdiscipline of human genetics which entails the reliable prediction of certain human disorders as a function of the lineage and/or genetic makeup of an individual or of any two parents or potential parents.
Entry Version
GENET MED
Entry Term(s)
Medical Genetics
NLM Classification #
QZ 50
See Also
Chromosome Aberrations
Diseases in Twins
Eugenics
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Molecular Medicine
Public MeSH Note
80; was GENETICS, HUMAN 1963-79
Online Note
use GENETICS, MEDICAL to search GENETICS, HUMAN 1966-79
History Note
80; was GENETICS, HUMAN 1963-79
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2017/07/05
Genetics, Medical Preferred
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