Diseases

Ciliopathies

Genetic disorders caused by defects in genes related to the primary CILIUM; BASAL BODY; or CENTROSOME. Primary features may include obesity, SKELETAL DYSPLASIA; POLYDACTYLY and malformations that primarily involve the liver, eye or kidneys.

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Genetic disorders caused by defects in genes related to the primary CILIUM; BASAL BODY; or CENTROSOME. Primary features may include obesity, SKELETAL DYSPLASIA; POLYDACTYLY and malformations that primarily involve the liver, eye or kidneys.

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  • Ciliopathy

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Cilia (2007-2016)
  • Ciliary Motility Disorders (2009-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ciliopathies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072661. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072661
  2. Ciliopathies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciliopathy
  3. Ciliopathies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203031