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pro·band
(prō'band),In human genetics, the patient or member of the family that brings a family under study.
Synonym(s): index case
[L. probo, to test, prove]
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proband
(prō′bănd′, prō-bănd′)n.
See index case.
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proband
Epidemiology A Pt who triggers study of other members of the family to identify the possible genetic factors involved in a given disease, condition, or characteristic. Cf Index case.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
pro·band
(prō'band)human genetics The patient or member of the family that brings a family under study.
[L. probo, to test, prove]
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proband
The presenting patient of a group with an identical or similar disorder, especially the member of a family first found to have an inheritable disorder. Also known as propositus.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
proband
an individual considered as the starting point for the study of a family for the inheritance of a particular condition.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005