"Albinism" 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.
General term for a number of inherited defects of amino acid metabolism in which there is a deficiency or absence of pigment in the eyes, skin, or hair.
| Descriptor ID |
D000417
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.270.040 C16.320.290.040 C16.320.565.100.102 C16.320.850.080 C17.800.621.440.102 C17.800.827.080 C18.452.648.100.102
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Albinism".
- Diseases [C]
- Eye Diseases [C11]
- Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C11.270]
- Albinism [C11.270.040]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
- Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C16.320.290]
- Albinism [C16.320.290.040]
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C16.320.565]
- Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C16.320.565.100]
- Albinism [C16.320.565.100.102]
- Skin Diseases, Genetic [C16.320.850]
- Albinism [C16.320.850.080]
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
- Skin Diseases [C17.800]
- Pigmentation Disorders [C17.800.621]
- Hypopigmentation [C17.800.621.440]
- Albinism [C17.800.621.440.102]
- Skin Diseases, Genetic [C17.800.827]
- Albinism [C17.800.827.080]
- Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
- Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C18.452.648]
- Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C18.452.648.100]
- Albinism [C18.452.648.100.102]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Albinism".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Albinism" by people in Profiles.
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Alberelli MA, Bacci M, Marchetti M, Ferrazzi P, Dragani A, Gamba S, Landolfi R, Falanga A, Lodigiani C, De Candia E. Rituximab for treatment of autoimmune acquired platelet function disorders: description of two cases of acquired Glanzmann thrombasthenia and one case of acquired delta storage pool disease. Br J Haematol. 2019 12; 187(5):e87-e91.
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Arnheiter H, Long G, Aplin A, Harris J, Kelsh R. Triple jeopardy for people with albinism. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2016 09; 29(5):487.
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Alexeev V, Yoon K. Gene correction by RNA-DNA oligonucleotides. Pigment Cell Res. 2000 Apr; 13(2):72-9.
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Alexeev V, Igoucheva O, Domashenko A, Cotsarelis G, Yoon K. Localized in vivo genotypic and phenotypic correction of the albino mutation in skin by RNA-DNA oligonucleotide. Nat Biotechnol. 2000 Jan; 18(1):43-7.
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Rice DS, Goldowitz D, Williams RW, Hamre K, Johnson PT, Tan SS, Reese BE. Extrinsic modulation of retinal ganglion cell projections: analysis of the albino mutation in pigmentation mosaic mice. Dev Biol. 1999 Dec 01; 216(1):41-56.
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Brainard GC, Barker FM, Hoffman RJ, Stetson MH, Hanifin JP, Podolin PL, Rollag MD. Ultraviolet regulation of neuroendocrine and circadian physiology in rodents. Vision Res. 1994 Jun; 34(11):1521-33.