Genetic Predisposition to Disease
"Genetic Predisposition to Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| 2004 | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| 2005 | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| 2006 | 15 | 31 | 46 |
| 2007 | 23 | 51 | 74 |
| 2008 | 35 | 48 | 83 |
| 2009 | 29 | 53 | 82 |
| 2010 | 49 | 50 | 99 |
| 2011 | 36 | 55 | 91 |
| 2012 | 46 | 75 | 121 |
| 2013 | 48 | 64 | 112 |
| 2014 | 34 | 56 | 90 |
| 2015 | 48 | 81 | 129 |
| 2016 | 48 | 64 | 112 |
| 2017 | 48 | 89 | 137 |
| 2018 | 44 | 73 | 117 |
| 2019 | 57 | 70 | 127 |
| 2020 | 51 | 53 | 104 |
| 2021 | 32 | 58 | 90 |
| 2022 | 13 | 38 | 51 |
| 2023 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| 2024 | 28 | 52 | 80 |
| 2025 | 43 | 58 | 101 |
| 2026 | 24 | 39 | 63 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Predisposition to Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Polygenic Determinants of Arterial Stiffness: Implications for Hypertension. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Oct 20; 15(20):e047424.
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A Genetic Risk Variant Associated With the Risk of Primary Biliary Cholangitis Is Inherited From Neanderthals. Liver Int. 2026 Oct; 46(10):e70868.
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Shared genetic architecture and therapeutic targets across paediatric immune-mediated diseases. Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Sep; 85(9):1866-1878.
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Population-Based Analysis of Rare Genetic Variants in Sudden Cardiac Arrest. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 08; 12(8):1819-1829.
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Widespread distribution of Alu/Alu-mediated genomic rearrangement predisposing to a broad range of Mendelian disease and cancer in human populations. Genome Med. 2026 04 01; 18(1).
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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 May 07; 113(5):1049-1066.
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Genetic testing for familial epilepsies: Diagnostic yield and genetic findings. Epilepsia. 2026 Jun; 67(6):3048-3057.
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Cancer predisposition syndromes: an imaging review. Cancer Imaging. 2026 Feb 17; 26(1).
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Identifying the strongest novel gene-respiratory disease interactions for rheumatoid arthritis risk. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2026 Apr; 77:152937.
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Unravelling the molecular mechanisms causal to type 2 diabetes across global populations and disease-relevant tissues. Nat Metab. 2026 Feb; 8(2):506-520.