"Heterozygote" 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.
An individual having different alleles at one or more loci regarding a specific character.
| Descriptor ID |
D006579
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.380.383
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| Concept/Terms |
Genetic Carriers- Genetic Carriers
- Carrier, Genetic
- Genetic Carrier
- Carriers, Genetic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heterozygote" by people in Profiles.
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BRCA1-, BRCA2-, and PALB2-related Fanconi anemia: Scope to expand disease phenotypic features and predict breast cancer risk in heterozygotes. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 12 04; 112(12):2902-2921.
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Classification of the canonical splice alteration MUTYH c.934-2A > G is likely benign based on RNA and clinical data. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2022 01; 8(1).
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AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit defects are a cause of neurodevelopmental disorders. Nat Commun. 2019 07 12; 10(1):3094.
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Lack of evidence for a role of genetic variation in TMEM230 in the risk for Parkinson's disease in the Caucasian population. Neurobiol Aging. 2017 02; 50:167.e11-167.e13.
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Asymmetric phenotype of Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly and aniridia associated with a novel PITX2 mutation. Mol Vis. 2011; 17:1231-8.
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Grp78 heterozygosity regulates chaperone balance in exocrine pancreas with differential response to cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis. Am J Pathol. 2010 Dec; 177(6):2827-36.
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Carrier testing for spinal muscular atrophy. Genet Med. 2010 Oct; 12(10):621-2.
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Improved detection of cystic fibrosis mutations in infertility patients with DNA sequence analysis. Hum Reprod. 2004 Mar; 19(3):540-6.
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A thyroid hormone receptor alpha gene mutation (P398H) is associated with visceral adiposity and impaired catecholamine-stimulated lipolysis in mice. J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 03; 278(40):38913-20.
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Heterozygous osteopetrotic (op) mutation reduces atherosclerosis in LDL receptor- deficient mice. J Clin Invest. 1998 Jun 15; 101(12):2702-10.