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Disease

metabolic disease

Disease classification:human disease; disease by developmental or physiological process

About this disease

A congenital disorder (due to inherited enzyme abnormality) or acquired (due to failure of a metabolically important organ) disorder resulting from an abnormal metabolic process.

Standard definition source:MONDO:0005066 metabolic disease · ontology version 2026-10-06

References

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Applicable models

Models come from published, verified disease–model relations only.