"Germ Cells" 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 reproductive cells in multicellular organisms at various stages during GAMETOGENESIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D005854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490 A11.497
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| Concept/Terms |
Germ Cells- Germ Cells
- Cell, Germ
- Cells, Germ
- Germ Cell
- Germ-Line Cells
- Cell, Germ-Line
- Cells, Germ-Line
- Germ Line Cells
- Germ-Line Cell
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Germ Cells" by people in this website by year, and whether "Germ Cells" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Germ Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Global DNA methylation differences involving germline structural variation impact gene expression in pediatric brain tumors. Nat Commun. 2025 May 21; 16(1):4713.
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Comparing the Diagnostic Yield of Germline Exome Versus Panel Sequencing in the Diverse Population of the Texas KidsCanSeq Pediatric Cancer Study. JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 Sep; 8:e2400187.
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Germline structural variation globally impacts the cancer transcriptome including disease-relevant genes. Cell Rep Med. 2024 Mar 19; 5(3):101446.
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Germline Genetic Testing and Survival Outcomes Among Children With Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 03 04; 7(3):e244170.
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Identification of Pancreatic Cancer Germline Risk Variants With Effects That Are Modified by Smoking. JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 Mar; 8:e2300355.
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LFSPROShiny: An Interactive R/Shiny App for Prediction and Visualization of Cancer Risks in Families With Deleterious Germline TP53 Mutations. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2024 02; 8:e2300167.
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Myelodysplastic neoplasms evolving from inherited bone marrow failure syndromes / germline predisposition syndromes: Back under the microscope. Leuk Res. 2024 02; 137:107441.
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Germline Testing in Patients With Breast Cancer: ASCO-Society of Surgical Oncology Guideline Q and A. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Apr; 20(4):466-471.
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Germline Testing in Patients With Breast Cancer: ASCO-Society of Surgical Oncology Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Feb 10; 42(5):584-604.
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Survival outcomes of patients with HER2/neu-positive breast cancer with germline BRCA mutations. Cancer. 2024 May 01; 130(9):1600-1608.