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linkage analysis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004849

A gene-hunting technique that traces patterns of disease in high-risk families. Linkage analysis attempts to locate a disease-causing gene by identifying genetic markers of known chromosomal location that are co-inherited with the gene or trait of interest.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004849
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004849",
  "term": "linkage analysis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A gene-hunting technique that traces patterns of disease in high-risk families. Linkage analysis attempts to locate a disease-causing gene by identifying genetic markers of known chromosomal location that are co-inherited with the gene or trait of interest.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/linkage-analysis/"
}

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