"Thumb" 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.
The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.
Descriptor ID |
D013933
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MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.667.430.705
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thumb" by people in Profiles.
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'Splitting versus lumping': Temple-Baraitser and Zimmermann-Laband Syndromes. Hum Genet. 2015 Oct; 134(10):1089-97.
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A specific mutation in the distant sonic hedgehog (SHH) cis-regulator (ZRS) causes Werner mesomelic syndrome (WMS) while complete ZRS duplications underlie Haas type polysyndactyly and preaxial polydactyly (PPD) with or without triphalangeal thumb. Hum Mutat. 2010 Jan; 31(1):81-9.
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Absence of thumbs, A/hypoplasia of radius, hypoplasia of ulnae, retarded bone age, short stature, microcephaly, hypoplastic genitalia, and mental retardation. Am J Med Genet. 2002 Mar 15; 108(3):209-13.