Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Multifactorial Inheritance

Known as: Inheritance, Multifactorial, Inheritances, Multifactorial, Multifactorial Inheritances 
A phenotypic outcome (physical characteristic or disease predisposition) that is determined by more than one gene. Polygenic refers to those… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

9 relations
Epistasis, GeneticGenes, ModifierQuantitative Trait, Heritableaspects of radiation effects

Broader (1)

Heredity

Narrower (3)

Oligogenic InheritancePolygenic Inheritancepolygene

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Finding Suitable Phenotypes for Genetic Studies of Schizophrenia: Heritability and Segregation Analysis
2007
2007
Association between plasma lipid parameters and APOC3 genotypes in Brazilian subjects: effect of gender, smoking and APOE genotypes.
2002
2002
The genetic epidemiology of psoriasis vulgaris in Chinese Han
Background The aim of this study was to explore the effects of genetic factors on the onset of psoriasis vulgaris and to develop… 
1999
1999
Treatment of vocally disruptive behaviour of multifactorial aetiology
To describe the treatment of vocally disruptive behaviour (VDB) of multifactorial aetiology.Method. Three case reports were used… 
1998
1998
The genetics of vitiligo in Korean patients
Background Vitiligo is a common disorder whose exact cause is unknown, but genetic factors are thought to be involved. We… 
1991
1991
Genetic heterogeneity in neural tube defects.
In 1985-1987, the authors attempted to ascertain all cases of confirmed neural tube defects (NTD) in California and Illinois, not… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Etiologic heterogeneity in alcoholism
Etiologic heterogeneity in alcohol abuse was evaluated in 195 extended pedigrees, comprising 288 nuclear families of 140 male and… 
1979
1979
Index measures for assessing the mode of inheritance of continuously distributed traits: I, theory and justifications.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Recurrence risks for multifactorial inheritance.
The heritability of liability model [1] has provided a useful tool for summarizing data on relatives for many familial diseases… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Multifactorial Inheritance: A Possible Hypothesis for Diabetes
Family data for 2,645 probands from a Canadian Register have been genetically analyzed. Study of 173 children from matings in… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)