Phenotype (clinical medicine)
In a nosological sense, the term phenotype can be used in clinical medicine for speaking about the presentation of a disease.[1] The complementary concept in this regard is endotype, which refers to the pathogenesis of the disease ignoring its presentation.[2]
In this context, a phenotype would be any observable characteristic or trait of a disease, such as
Some organizations have their own specialised meaning. For example, the term 'phenotype' in the field of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) means "a single or combination of disease attributes that describe differences between individuals with COPD as they relate to clinically meaningful outcomes",[3] but nearly all specialities use this meaning in some way, like in asthma research.[4]
Etymology
The word phenotype comes from
See also
- Clinical case definition
- Clinical disease
- Component causes
- Heterogeneous condition
- Syndrome
References
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