Also called complex disease, a disease that does not follow a single-gene inheritance pattern but instead arises from the combined effects of multiple genes acting together with environmental influences.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Sources
1. Wikipedia: Multifactorial disease
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Some common multifactorial disorders include schizophrenia, diabetes, asthma, depression, high blood pressure, Alzheimer's, obesity, epilepsy, heart diseases, Hypothyroidism, club foot, cancer, birth defects and even dandruff.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Multifactorial disease
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Subclass of: genetic disease
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