"Irritable Bowel Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disorder with chronic or recurrent colonic symptoms without a clearcut etiology. This condition is characterized by chronic or recurrent ABDOMINAL PAIN, bloating, MUCUS in FECES, and an erratic disturbance of DEFECATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D043183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.158.272.608
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| Concept/Terms |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndromes
- Syndrome, Irritable Bowel
- Syndromes, Irritable Bowel
- Colon, Irritable
- Irritable Colon
- Colitis, Mucous
- Colitides, Mucous
- Mucous Colitides
- Mucous Colitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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The serotonin receptor 3E variant is a risk factor for female IBS-D. J Mol Med (Berl). 2022 Nov; 100(11):1617-1627.
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Exploring the genetics of irritable bowel syndrome: a GWA study in the general population and replication in multinational case-control cohorts. Gut. 2015 Nov; 64(11):1774-82.
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