Measurable biological (physiological, biochemical, and anatomical features), behavioral (psychometric pattern) or cognitive markers that are found more often in individuals with a disease than in the general population. Because many endophenotypes are present before the disease onset and in individuals with heritable risk for disease such as unaffected family members, they can be used to help diagnose and search for causative genes.

DUI

D058068 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0540686

Previous indexing

Phenotype (2001-2010)

History note

2011

Public note

2011