Genetic Predisposition to Disease
"Genetic Predisposition to Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A latent susceptibility to disease at the genetic level, which may be activated under certain conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D020022
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.687.500 G05.380.355
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| Concept/Terms |
Genetic Predisposition to Disease- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Susceptibility
- Genetic Susceptibilities
- Susceptibilities, Genetic
- Susceptibility, Genetic
- Genetic Predisposition
- Genetic Predispositions
- Predispositions, Genetic
- Predisposition, Genetic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Genetic Predisposition to Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Genetic Predisposition to Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2000 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2001 | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 2003 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 2004 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| 2005 | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| 2006 | 15 | 33 | 48 |
| 2007 | 24 | 51 | 75 |
| 2008 | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| 2009 | 29 | 55 | 84 |
| 2010 | 47 | 51 | 98 |
| 2011 | 36 | 56 | 92 |
| 2012 | 45 | 74 | 119 |
| 2013 | 47 | 63 | 110 |
| 2014 | 35 | 59 | 94 |
| 2015 | 48 | 83 | 131 |
| 2016 | 48 | 72 | 120 |
| 2017 | 48 | 90 | 138 |
| 2018 | 46 | 74 | 120 |
| 2019 | 61 | 73 | 134 |
| 2020 | 53 | 55 | 108 |
| 2021 | 33 | 58 | 91 |
| 2022 | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| 2023 | 3 | 24 | 27 |
| 2024 | 31 | 53 | 84 |
| 2025 | 45 | 63 | 108 |
| 2026 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Predisposition to Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Polygenic Risk Scores With Aortic Valve Calcium: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 May 19; 15(10):e040064.
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Ultra-rare functional variants reveal early-onset breast cancer risk genes and pathways in the UK Biobank and All of Us Research Program. Am J Hum Genet. 2026 05 07; 113(5):1049-1066.
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DICER1-mutated renal neoplasia: A series of 5 cases demonstrating the spectrum of cystic nephroma, Wilms tumor, and anaplastic sarcoma. Hum Pathol. 2026 Jun; 172:106110.
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An integrated germline and somatic genomic model for coronary artery disease. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 26; 17(1).
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Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of MECOM-associated syndrome: rare variants are associated with syndromic pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Med Genet. 2026 Mar 20; 63(4):225-234.
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De novo mutations and environmental modifiers: lessons from neural tube defects. Trends Genet. 2026 Apr; 42(4):339-349.
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Insights into inherited genetic variations and genetic ancestry of patients with high-risk melanoma. Melanoma Res. 2026 06 01; 36(3):189-196.
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Association of Family History and Polygenic Risk Scores With Prostate Cancer in Africa. JCO Glob Oncol. 2026 Mar; 12(3):e2500431.
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Assessment of In-Frame Indel Variants in an Unsolved Cohort of Inherited Retinal Diseases Using Machine Learning. Hum Mutat. 2026; 2026:3902530.
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Tuberous sclerosis complex-associated renal cell carcinoma, an underappreciated form of familial renal cancer, is characterized by activation of the TFEB/TFE3 pathway. Hum Mol Genet. 2026 Feb 08; 35(1).