Relation Identification Skill: the ability to identify a relation between two scientific concepts:

Review the relation rules for:

Gene Disease

Drug Disease

Gene Drug

Disease concepts include:

1. Disease – a particular abnormal, pathological condition that affects part or all of an organism
2. Disease Class – a specific category of similar but different diseases
3. Symptom – the physical manifestations of a disease
4. Signs/diagnostic signs – symptoms or test results that support a disease diagnosis. These generally exclude genetic tests, which often define (as opposed to support) a disease diagnosis.


When in doubt, search online resources like: diseasesdatabase.com and ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/ or visit our new Wikia forum for help.

Gene concepts include:

1. Genes – a molecular unit of heredity in an organism, and is usually referred to in biomedical literature by their gene name, gene symbol, or both.
2. Gene Products – usually a protein or microRNA that is encoded by the gene and will sometimes have the same name/symbol as the gene.


If you suspect an unfamiliar term of being a gene/gene product name or symbol but are unsure, check here: genenames.org/ or ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/ or visit our new Wikia forum for help

Drug concepts include:

1. Drug – a substance that has biological effects on humans or other animals, and can be at different stages of development and have multiple names
2. Drug Class – a specific category of drugs based often (but not always) based on mechanism of action


If you suspect an unfamiliar term of being a drug but are unsure, check here: drugbank.ca or on Google or Wikipedia (for drugs under development) or or visit our new Wikia forum for help