= Inherited disorder
An <inherited disorder> is a disorder associated with a <genetic variant> transmitted from a parent. Dominant, recessive and sex-linked patterns describe different relationships between inheritance and expression. Inherited risk need not imply certainty of disease because <penetrance>, other <genes> and environment can affect the outcome. A genetic condition caused by a new <mutation> in an individual is genetic without necessarily having been inherited from a parent. <Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms by NHGRI>[Inherited; Genetic Disorder; Penetrance entry]{ref}
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