"Scalp" 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 outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).
| Descriptor ID |
D012535
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.810
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scalp" by people in Profiles.
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Variant PADI3 in Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia. N Engl J Med. 2019 02 28; 380(9):833-841.
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Elucidating the genetic architecture of Adams-Oliver syndrome in a large European cohort. Hum Mutat. 2018 09; 39(9):1246-1261.
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Correlation of fetal scalp blood sampling pH with neonatal outcome umbilical artery pH value. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 10; 294(4):763-70.
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Odd-looking hair and progressive alopecia in mother and son. JAMA Dermatol. 2014 May; 150(5):567-8.
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A new amyloidosis caused by fibrillar aggregates of mutated corneodesmosin. FASEB J. 2010 Sep; 24(9):3416-26.
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Identification of a U2HR gene mutation in Turkish families with Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 Dec; 34(8):e953-6.
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Hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp is associated with nonsense mutations in CDSN encoding corneodesmosin. Nat Genet. 2003 Jun; 34(2):151-3.
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A gene for hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp maps to chromosome 6p21.3. Am J Hum Genet. 2000 Jun; 66(6):1979-83.
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