penetrant

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“It would give us a better sense of how penetrant the virus is in our communities,” said William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University.

From Washington Times

Only five per cent of disease-related gene mutations are fully penetrant, which means they guarantee the disease.

From The New Yorker

Less than 5% of the ones tied to Alzheimer’s are “fully penetrant,” meaning that they guarantee you’ll get the disease, he said.

From Washington Times

The PSEN1 mutation is associated with an early-onset form of Alzheimer’s, and it is often described as “100 percent penetrant,” which he quickly came to understand meant no exceptions — everyone with the variant gets the disease.

From New York Times

According to a National Transportation Safety Board report, the inspections used eddy current and fluorescent penetrant techniques; they were not visual inspections.

From New York Times