Question

How many mendelian disorders are there?

Answer 1

Mendelian disorders

1. There are about 7,300 of these disorders, which are rare and usually inherited and are caused by a single gene mutation.
2. Other estimates put the figure at above 10,000.
3. Only roughly half of the genetic reasons have been found thus far.
4. A rare disease may only afflict a handful of families at a time.