"Germ Cells" 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.
The reproductive cells in multicellular organisms at various stages during GAMETOGENESIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D005854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490 A11.497
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| Concept/Terms |
Germ Cells- Germ Cells
- Cell, Germ
- Cells, Germ
- Germ Cell
- Germ-Line Cells
- Cell, Germ-Line
- Cells, Germ-Line
- Germ Line Cells
- Germ-Line Cell
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Germ Cells" by people in this website by year, and whether "Germ Cells" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Germ Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Sex differences in transcription-associated mutagenesis in the human germline. Genetics. 2026 08 05; 233(4).
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Analysis of the impact of gene evolution on reproductive effects reveals prevalent sexual and germline-soma conflicts. Nat Ecol Evol. 2026 Jun; 10(6):1155-1167.
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Metapipeline-DNA: A comprehensive germline and somatic genomics Nextflow pipeline. Cell Rep Methods. 2026 Mar 23; 6(3):101340.
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The clock-like accumulation of germline and somatic mutations can arise from the interplay of DNA damage and repair. PLoS Biol. 2024 06; 22(6):e3002678.
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Functional analysis and clinical classification of 462 germline BRCA2 missense variants affecting the DNA binding domain. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 03 07; 111(3):584-593.
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Germline predisposition to myeloid neoplasms: Characteristics and management of high versus variable penetrance disorders. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2024 03; 37(1):101537.
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Germline loss-of-function BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and risk of de novo hematopoietic malignancies. Haematologica. 2024 01 01; 109(1):351-356.
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Sequential tumor molecular profiling identifies likely germline variants. Genet Med. 2024 03; 26(3):101037.
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Somatic mutational landscape of hereditary hematopoietic malignancies caused by germline variants in RUNX1, GATA2, and DDX41. Blood Adv. 2023 10 24; 7(20):6092-6107.
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Germline-encoded specificities and the predictability of the B cell response. PLoS Pathog. 2023 08; 19(8):e1011603.