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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > pathological processes and conditions > disease susceptibility > genetic predisposition to disease
Preferred Term:

genetic predisposition to disease

Definition:
A latent susceptibility to disease at the genetic level, which may be activated under certain conditions.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
disease susceptibility
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • genetic predisposition
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/327706
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-03-01, last modified 2019-11-25