proband

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Definition of proband in English English dictionary: An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the investigation of the individual's family; The original individual, who because of their specific characteristic (e g extreme longevity) causes a study of other family members to determine if they have the same characteristic and if they have hereditary or genetic factors in common that could explain such a coincidence; Individual in a family who brought the family to medical attention; An individual who presents with a genetic disorder, and whose family is then investigated; – The person whose case serves as the stimulus for the study of other members of the family to identify the possible genetic factors involved in a given disease, condition, or characteristic; Affected individual through whom attention is drawn to a pedigree
probands: plural of proband

proband

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pro·band

[ 'prO-"band, prO-' ] (noun.) circa 1929. Latin probandus, gerundive of probare.

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