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Table 2 Disease genes from OMIM and GWAS (sorted by # of human genes)

From: An integrative approach to ortholog prediction for disease-focused and other functional studies

Disease category

# of disease terms

# of human genes

# of Drosophila genes

# of Drosophila genes filter1

# of Drosophila genes filter2

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

3518

2803

2614

2076

1890

Nervous System Diseases

1921

1816

1901

1437

1339

Disease risk factor, diagnosis or treatment

273

1459

1768

1398

1292

Musculoskeletal Diseases

1523

1332

1433

1110

1035

Eye Diseases

1410

1214

1356

1038

953

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

1100

1117

1349

1039

949

Digestive System Diseases

901

1063

1397

1058

935

Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

933

879

996

750

704

Male Urogenital Diseases

782

863

1069

838

765

Cardiovascular Diseases

843

856

1140

869

756

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

771

830

1041

819

741

Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

490

701

896

698

608

Stomatognathic Diseases

686

637

761

559

528

Mental Disorders

344

626

906

610

543

Neoplasms

500

616

673

493

463

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

539

608

489

337

319

Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases

628

584

775

614

545

Endocrine System Diseases

442

511

627

451

427

Immune System Diseases

323

480

523

371

337

Respiratory Tract Diseases

447

479

639

493

445

Trait

208

434

536

374

336

Virus Diseases

23

65

48

41

39

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

19

32

36

24

24

Parasitic Diseases

7

16

28

19

18

Substance-Related Disorders

7

14

17

13

13