has modifier disease or disorder Mendelian disease A disease that is caused by genetic modifications where those modifications are inherited from a parent's genome. DOID:630 EFO:0000508 ICD9:799.89 MESH:D030342 MONDO:0003847 NCIT:C3101 SCTID:32895009 UMLS:C0019247 Usage note: this is intended only for diseases with an inherited genetic etiology. Somatic genetic mutations are excluded. Some ontologies use the term 'genetic disease' in the sense of inherited disorders only, we are here careful to distinguish. familial disorder genetic condition genetic condition genetic disease genetic disorder genetic disorder hereditary disease hereditary disease or disorder hereditary diseases inborn disorder inherited disease inherited genetic disease molecular disease inherited