# loss of heterozygosity

> in genetics, loss of one allele at a specific locus, caused by a deletion mutation; or loss of a chromosome from a chromosome pair, resulting in abnormal hemizygosity

**Wikidata**: [Q2617554](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2617554)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_of_heterozygosity)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/loss-of-heterozygosity


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. CIViC database
3. UMLS 2023
4. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)