Talk:Genetic disorder
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[edit] Recessive
Recessive disorders appears to have been merged into this article in the past.Leevanjackson 13:34, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Men?
82.27.24.198 09:42, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
- This is not a stupid question. However, one point of clarity is necessary. A disease defined as "fatal" or "lethal" is often deadly in the embryonic stage, so it may not be observed in the population. If such a disease is fatal in only men or only women, it is usually because of its locus on the sex chromosomes. See the section on this page about X-linked dominant diseases for an example and explanation. - Raetzsch 19:37, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Polygenic redirection
I believe that 'Polygenic' should not redirect here. In its simplest context, the word 'polygenic' describes any phenotypic trait that is attributed to multiple genes. A disease state is not implied. See http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4986 for a general definition. - Raetzsch 04:31, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A bombs
surely it would be better to say that radiation can cause genetic disorders, rather than just mentioning Japan. Judderman85 15:06, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Expanison needed
If anyone has any expertise in this area, the article needs some considerable expanding. A section on how chromosome disorders occur, and what can be done about them is needed. Also, the "Study of Genetic Diseases" and "Medical diagnosis, treatment, and counseling" Stubs need expansion.NightFalcon90909 14:35, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Y-linked diseases
If the only Y-linked disease is infertility, then explain this statement: "All of the sons of an affected father are affected." I highly doubt that infertile men get medical help to produce infertile sons. Or?
[edit] Autosomal recessive conditions
One new addition to the list is rice-brand earwax, a type of ear excretion that lacks moisture. Please see note #1 for more info. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Uniblitz (talk • contribs) 14:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Autosomal Dominant pentrance
Don't have time to check this out right now - but in the table it mentions most autosomal dom have low penetrance, eg HD. But it looks to me that HD is high penetrance (95%) and I wonder if mostare high penetrance? Leevanjackson (talk) 13:05, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Genetic condition vs. genetic disorder
Can we change the title of this article to "Genetic condition", which is the term most genetic professionals use? It is more neutral & patient friendly. In Wikipedia:Manual of Style (medicine-related articles)#Careful language, caution on the use of the word "disorder" is advised for this reason.Kxw1 (talk) 16:58, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
