Cell or Molecular Dysfunction
allelic imbalance
Subclass of:
Mutation
Definitions related to allelic imbalance:
  • A situation where one member (allele) of a gene pair is lost (LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY) or amplified.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any variance from the expected 1:1 ratio for the expression of the two inherited parental alleles for the same gene.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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