"Xanthomatosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition marked by the development of widespread xanthomas, yellow tumor-like structures filled with lipid deposits. Xanthomas can be found in a variety of tissues including the SKIN; TENDONS; joints of KNEES and ELBOWS. Xanthomatosis is associated with disturbance of LIPID METABOLISM and formation of FOAM CELLS.
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D014973
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.584.750
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xanthomatosis" by people in Profiles.
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Mutations in the ABCG8 gene are associated with sitosterolaemia in the homozygous form and xanthelasmas in the heterozygous form. Eur J Dermatol. 2017 Oct 01; 27(5):519-523.
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Apparent underdiagnosis of Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis revealed by analysis of ~60,000 human exomes. Mol Genet Metab. 2015 Dec; 116(4):298-304.
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Verruciform xanthoma. Dermatol Online J. 2014 Jan 15; 20(1):21253.
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Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma with posterior scleritis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 May; 124(5):748.
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Novel surgical and pharmacological approaches to chronic cholestasis in children: partial external biliary diversion for intractable pruritus and xanthomas in Alagille Syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2003 Feb; 36(2):296-7.
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Symptomatic choroid plexus xanthogranuloma of the lateral ventricle. Case report and brief critical review of xanthogranulomatous lesions of the brain. Clin Neuropathol. 1993 Mar-Apr; 12(2):92-6.
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Low-density lipoprotein metabolism in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. Metabolism. 1987 Mar; 36(3):270-6.
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Ultrasonic demonstration of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. J Clin Ultrasound. 1978 Dec; 6(6):427-8.