Examples of genetic conditions with different inheritance patterns

MODE OF INHERITANCE	EXAMPLES
Autosomal dominant	Achondroplasia Adult polycystic kidney disease Dystrophia myotonica Ehlers–Danlos syndrome Familial adenomatous polyposis Familial hypercholesterolaemia Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia Huntington disease Marfan syndrome Neurofibromatosis Noonan syndrome Osteogenesis imperfecta Otosclerosis Tuberous sclerosis
Autosomal recessive	Albinism Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Cystic fibrosis Friedreich ataxia Galactosaemia Glycogen storage diseases Hereditary haemochromatosis Hurler syndrome Oculocutaneous albinism Phenylketonuria Sickle cell disease Tay–Sachs disease Thalassaemia Wilson’s disease
X-linked dominant	Vitamin D-resistant rickets
X-linked recessive	Alport syndrome Becker muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy Fragile X syndrome Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Haemophilia A Haemophilia B Hunter syndrome
Mitochondrial	Leber hereditary optic neuropathy