"Intellectual Disability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)
| Descriptor ID |
D008607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.643 C23.888.592.604.646 F01.700.687 F03.625.539
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| Concept/Terms |
Intellectual Disability- Intellectual Disability
- Disabilities, Intellectual
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Retardation, Mental
- Mental Retardation
- Disability, Intellectual
- Intellectual Development Disorder
- Development Disorder, Intellectual
- Development Disorders, Intellectual
- Disorder, Intellectual Development
- Disorders, Intellectual Development
- Intellectual Development Disorders
Mental Retardation, Psychosocial- Mental Retardation, Psychosocial
- Mental Retardations, Psychosocial
- Psychosocial Mental Retardation
- Psychosocial Mental Retardations
- Retardation, Psychosocial Mental
- Retardations, Psychosocial Mental
Deficiency, Mental- Deficiency, Mental
- Deficiencies, Mental
- Mental Deficiencies
- Mental Deficiency
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 2017 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2018 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2019 | 25 | 8 | 33 |
| 2020 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| 2021 | 30 | 8 | 38 |
| 2022 | 35 | 1 | 36 |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intellectual Disability" by people in Profiles.
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Bi-allelic KICS2 mutations impair KICSTOR complex-mediated mTORC1 regulation, causing intellectual disability and epilepsy. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Feb 06; 112(2):374-393.
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CAGI6 ID panel challenge: assessment of phenotype and variant predictions in 415 children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Hum Genet. 2025 Mar; 144(2-3):227-242.
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Racial/Ethnicity Disparities in COVID-19 Worry for Caregivers of Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2024 Dec 01; 62(6):446-458.
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Brain malformations and seizures by impaired chaperonin function of TRiC. Science. 2024 11; 386(6721):516-525.
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Clinical and genetic delineation of autosomal recessive and dominant ACTL6B-related developmental brain disorders. Genet Med. 2025 Apr; 27(4):101251.
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Medicaid long-term services and supports and caregiving needs of caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Sep; 37(5):e13289.
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MED12 Loss-of-Function Variants as a Cause of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Females With Hardikar Syndrome and Nonspecific Intellectual Disability. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Jan; 197(1):e63868.
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Dominantly acting variants in?ATP6V1C1?and?ATP6V1B2 cause a multisystem phenotypic spectrum by altering lysosomal and/or autophagosome function. HGG Adv. 2024 Oct 10; 5(4):100349.
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Recurrent carotid paragangliomas in a syndromic patient with a heterozygous missense variant in DNA Methyltransferase 3 Alpha. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Jan; 197(1):e63849.
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Recessive loss-of-function variants in DPH1 identified as the molecular cause in a sibling pair previously diagnosed with Fine-Lubinsky syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Jan; 197(1):e63845.