"Heterozygote" 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.
An individual having different alleles at one or more loci regarding a specific character.
| Descriptor ID |
D006579
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.380.383
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| Concept/Terms |
Genetic Carriers- Genetic Carriers
- Carrier, Genetic
- Genetic Carrier
- Carriers, Genetic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heterozygote" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heterozygote" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 1998 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2001 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2003 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2004 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2016 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2019 | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 2020 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heterozygote" by people in Profiles.
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Heterozygous variants in PLCG1 affect hearing, vision, cardiac, and immune function. Elife. 2025 Aug 27; 13.
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Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse. Science. 2025 Aug 21; 389(6762):835-839.
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Heterozygous RAB3A variants cause cerebellar ataxia by a partial loss-of-function mechanism. Brain. 2025 Aug 01; 148(8):2812-2826.
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Effective algorithm to differentiate NBS MCADD cases from carriers and non-carriers and an assessment of the utility of the second newborn screen for MCADD. Mol Genet Metab. 2025 Aug; 145(4):109183.
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De novo variants in RYBP are associated with a severe neurodevelopmental disorder and congenital anomalies. Genet Med. 2025 Apr; 27(4):101369.
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Frontal lobe intra-axial schwannoma harboring a CHD7::VGLL3 fusion and heterozygous TSC2 p.F1510del mutation in a young child. Mol Biol Rep. 2025 Jan 10; 52(1):112.
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Monoallelic expression can govern penetrance of inborn errors of immunity. Nature. 2025 Jan; 637(8048):1186-1197.
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Multi-ethnic heterozygote frequencies of cancer susceptibility genes to inform counseling of reproductive risk. Genet Med. 2025 Jan; 27(1):101246.
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Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Genetic Risk in Transthyretin V142I Carriers. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Jan; 13(1):91-101.
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Compound heterozygous mutation of AFG3L2 causes autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia through mitochondrial impairment and MICU1 mediated Ca2+ overload. Sci China Life Sci. 2025 Feb; 68(2):484-501.