Non-Traditional Inheritance

Inheritance patterns which do not fall into the chromosomal, single gene, or multifactorial categories, are referred to as "non-traditional". Listed in the directory below are some examples, for which we have provided a brief overview.

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Uniparental Disomy: Prader-Willi Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome
Trinucleotide Repeats: Fragile-X Syndrome
Mitochondrial Inheritance: Leber's Optic Atrophy

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