"Microphthalmos" 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.
Congenital or developmental anomaly in which the eyeballs are abnormally small.
| Descriptor ID |
D008850
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.250.566 C16.131.384.666
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microphthalmos" by people in Profiles.
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Variants in myelin regulatory factor (MYRF) cause autosomal dominant and syndromic nanophthalmos in humans and retinal degeneration in mice. PLoS Genet. 2019 05; 15(5):e1008130.
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Microphthalmia, Dermal Aplasia, and Sclerocornea Syndrome: Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation in the Management of Congenital Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2018 01; 27(1):e7-e10.
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SMCHD1 mutations associated with a rare muscular dystrophy can also cause isolated arhinia and Bosma arhinia microphthalmia syndrome. Nat Genet. 2017 Feb; 49(2):238-248.
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Multiple congenital ocular defects in the Akita dog. Cornell Vet. 1985 Jul; 75(3):381-92.
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Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous and microphthalmia in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1981 Jun 01; 178(11):1169-71.