 Dwarfism
"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.
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D004392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.343 C16.320.240 C19.297
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dwarfism" by people in Profiles.
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Chen KS, Gunaratne PH, Hoheisel JD, Young IG, Miklos GL, Greenberg F, Shaffer LG, Campbell HD, Lupski JR. The human homologue of the Drosophila melanogaster flightless-I gene (flil) maps within the Smith-Magenis microdeletion critical region in 17p11.2. Am J Hum Genet. 1995 Jan; 56(1):175-82.
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