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monogenic disease, n.

an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
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monogenic disease monogenic disorder

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hypernym

genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition

hyponym

severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency disease, SCID cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis Gaucher's disease Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease Hurler's syndrome, Hurler's disease, gargoylism, dysostosis multiplex, lipochondrodystrophy neurofibromatosis, von Recklinghausen's disease sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell disease, crescent-cell anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytic anaemia Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean anaemia familial hypercholesterolemia