Genetic Dependence and Genetic Diseases

Abstract

The human life depends on the function of proteins that are encoded by about twenty-thousand genes. The gene-disease associations in majority genes are unknown and the mechanisms underlying pathogenicity of genes/variants and common diseases remain unclear. We studied how human life depends on the genes, i.e., the genetic-dependence, which was classified as genetic-dependent nature (GDN, vital consequence of abolishing a gene), genetic-dependent quantity (GDQ, quantitative genetic function required for normal life), and genetic-dependent stage (GDS, temporal expression pattern). Each gene differs in genetic-dependent features, which determines the gene-disease association extensively. The GDN is associated with the pathogenic potential/feature of genes and the strength of pathogenicity. The GDQ-damage relation determines the pathogenicity of variants and subsequently the pathogenic genotype, phenotype spectrum, and inheritance of variants. The GDS is mainly associated with the onset age/evolution/outcome and the nature of genetic disorders (disease/susceptibility). The varied and quantitative genetic-dependent feature of genome explains common mild phenotype/susceptibility. The genetic-dependence discloses the mechanisms underlying pathogenicity of gene/variants and common diseases. One sentence summaryGenetic dependent feature differs in genes and determines pathogenicity of genes/variants and the clinical features of genetic diseases.