It is responsible for some but not all autosomal dominant disorders.
Two forms of the disorder exist, dominant and recessive, of which the former is more common.
Were this to occur with an X-linked dominant disorder, that daughter would likely experience a more severe form.
The chance of passing on an X-linked dominant disorder differs between men and women.
As a result, X-linked dominant disorders usually show higher expressivity in males than females.
It is an autosomal dominant disorder passing to nearly 50% of the offspring.
Examples of autosomal dominant disorders include Huntington's disease and neurofibromatosis-1.
Piebaldism is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of melanocyte development.
Primary erythromelalgia is a better understood autosomal dominant disorder.
Spondyloperipheral dysplasia is an autosomal dominant disorder of bone growth.