"Dwarfism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genetic or pathological condition that is characterized by short stature and undersize. Abnormal skeletal growth usually results in an adult who is significantly below the average height.
| Descriptor ID |
D004392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.343 C16.320.240 C19.297
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dwarfism" by people in Profiles.
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Further delineation of a recognizable type of syndromic short stature caused by biallelic SEMA3A loss-of-function variants. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 03; 185(3):889-893.
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[Regulatory effect of faciogenital dysplasia 6 gene on hepatic stem cell differentiation]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi. 2017 Apr 20; 25(4):268-272.
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Surgical outcomes of Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism Type II with intracranial vascular anomalies. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Dec; 25(6):717-723.
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Mutations in EXOSC2 are associated with a novel syndrome characterised by retinitis pigmentosa, progressive hearing loss, premature ageing, short stature, mild intellectual disability and distinctive gestalt. J Med Genet. 2016 06; 53(6):419-25.
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High Incidence of Noonan Syndrome Features Including Short Stature and Pulmonic Stenosis in Patients carrying NF1 Missense Mutations Affecting p.Arg1809: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation. Hum Mutat. 2015 Nov; 36(11):1052-63.
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Mutations in CENPE define a novel kinetochore-centromeric mechanism for microcephalic primordial dwarfism. Hum Genet. 2014 Aug; 133(8):1023-39.
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Forward genetics defines Xylt1 as a key, conserved regulator of early chondrocyte maturation and skeletal length. Dev Biol. 2014 Jan 01; 385(1):67-82.
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Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II): expanding the vascular phenotype. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Apr; 152A(4):960-5.
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Cellular and clinical impact of haploinsufficiency for genes involved in ATR signaling. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Jul; 81(1):77-86.
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Flores hominid: new species or microcephalic dwarf? Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol. 2006 Nov; 288(11):1123-45.