"Atrophy" 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.
Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.
| Descriptor ID |
D001284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.070
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atrophy" by people in Profiles.
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Mutations in TAF8 cause a neurodegenerative disorder. Brain. 2022 09 14; 145(9):3022-3034.
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Pathway-Specific Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Disease Differentiates Regional Patterns of Cortical Atrophy in Older Adults. Cereb Cortex. 2020 03 21; 30(2):801-811.
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Choline transporter-like 1 deficiency causes a new type of childhood-onset neurodegeneration. Brain. 2020 01 01; 143(1):94-111.
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Peripheral nerve atrophy together with higher cerebrospinal fluid progranulin indicate axonal damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Muscle Nerve. 2018 02; 57(2):273-278.
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Neuroimaging characteristics in mitochondrial encephalopathies associated with the m.3243A>G MTTL1 mutation. J Neurol. 2013 Apr; 260(4):1071-80.
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Cerebellar atrophy without cerebellar cortex hyperintensity in infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) due to PLA2G6 mutation. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2007 May; 11(3):175-7.
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