"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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| 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 | 5 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 2017 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2018 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2019 | 25 | 9 | 34 |
| 2020 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| 2021 | 32 | 8 | 40 |
| 2022 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intellectual Disability" by people in Profiles.
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Rationale and study design for the first precision medicine randomized placebo-controlled trial in the 16p11.2 deletion syndrome. Expert Rev Neurother. 2026 Jun; 26(6):597-607.
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Exome sequencing identifies additional pathogenic variants in neurodevelopmental genes in 3.6% of individuals with tuberous sclerosis complex. Genet Med. 2026 Jun; 28(6):102582.
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New genotype-phenotype correlations and management recommendations for individuals with RERE variants. Genet Med. 2026 Jun; 28(6):102580.
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Biallelic Novel SKOR2 Variants in Individuals With Cerebellar Hypoplasia and Intellectual Disability, Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of Valence-Farazi Cerebellar Ataxia Syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 Jul; 200(7):1725-1739.
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WDTC1 Haploinsufficiency as a Cause of Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes. Clin Genet. 2026 Jul; 110(1):29-35.
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Bi-allelic variants in neuronal adhesion molecule astrotactin 1 gene ASTN1 cause diverse neurodevelopmental disorders. Am J Hum Genet. 2026 Feb 05; 113(2):362-379.
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Longitudinal Characterization of Males With X-Linked Creatine Transporter Deficiency: Final Results of a Multiyear Observational Study. Pediatr Neurol. 2026 Feb; 175:8-18.
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Innovative Web-Based Future Planning and Well-Being for Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Protocol of a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 01; 14:e77184.
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Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Delays in Pediatric Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Distinct Characteristics and a More Malignant Neurocardiac Phenotype. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2025 Oct; 18(10):e013437.
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De Novo Truncating Variants in ZNF865 Cause a Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 01; 200(1):244-252.