genetic penetrance


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Related to genetic penetrance: Incomplete penetrance, Variable penetrance

ge·net·ic pen·e·trance

the extent to which a genetically determined condition is expressed in an individual.
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Unlike traditional duty-to-warn cases, the risk presented by SFs is highly-variable and depends on factors such as genetic penetrance and expression.
NEEDLES, HAYSTACKS AND NEXT-GENERATION GENETIC SEQUENCING
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