"Mosaicism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The occurrence in an individual of two or more cell populations of different chromosomal constitutions, derived from a single ZYGOTE, as opposed to CHIMERISM in which the different cell populations are derived from more than one zygote.
| Descriptor ID |
D009030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.365.590.175.595
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mosaicism" by people in Profiles.
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The association between mosaicism type and cognitive and behavioral functioning among males with fragile X syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2022 03; 188(3):858-866.
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Somatic mosaicism of sex chromosomes in the blood and brain. Brain Res. 2019 10 15; 1721:146345.
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A methylation PCR method determines FMR1 activation ratios and differentiates premutation allele mosaicism in carrier siblings. Clin Epigenetics. 2016; 8:130.
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[ATS clinical policy statement: congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Genetic basis, diagnosis and management]. Rev Mal Respir. 2013 Oct; 30(8):706-33.
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Comparison of PHOX2B testing methods in the diagnosis of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome and mosaic carriers. Diagn Mol Pathol. 2010 Dec; 19(4):224-31.
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Recurrent familial hypocalcemia due to germline mosaicism for an activating mutation of the calcium-sensing receptor gene. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Aug; 88(8):3674-81.
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Mosaic trisomy 16 ascertained through amniocentesis: evaluation of 11 new cases. Am J Med Genet. 1998 Dec 28; 80(5):473-80.
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Methylation analysis of the fragile X syndrome by PCR. Genet Test. 1997-1998; 1(3):151-5.