"Growth Disorders" 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.
Deviations from the average values for a specific age and sex in any or all of the following: height, weight, skeletal proportions, osseous development, or maturation of features. Included here are both acceleration and retardation of growth.
| Descriptor ID |
D006130
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.393
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| Concept/Terms |
Growth Disorders- Growth Disorders
- Disorder, Growth
- Growth Disorder
- Stunted Growth
- Growth, Stunted
- Stunting
- Stuntings
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Growth Disorders".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Growth Disorders" by people in this website by year, and whether "Growth Disorders" 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Growth Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluating the consistency of SMARCB1 variant classification and assertions of genotype-phenotype relationships in ClinVar. Cancer Genet. 2025 Sep; 296-297:84-87.
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Stunted African toddlers digest and obtain energy from energy-dense thick sorghum porridge. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2025 Oct; 79(10):1018-1028.
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[Growth and development patterns of Noonan syndrome and advances in the treatment of short stature]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2025 Jan 15; 27(1):33-38.
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The longitudinal growth trajectory of children with congenital hypothyroidism during the first 3?years of life. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Sep; 183(9):4123-4131.
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Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation Lead to Severe Growth Failure in Infants. Ann Surg. 2024 Sep 01; 280(3):432-443.
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Emergence of the natural history of Myhre syndrome: 47 patients evaluated in the Massachusetts General Hospital Myhre Syndrome Clinic (2016-2023). Am J Med Genet A. 2024 Oct; 194(10):e63638.
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Evolving growth hormone deficiency: proof of concept. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1398171.
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Delayed skeletal development and IGF-1 deficiency in a mouse model of lysinuric protein intolerance. Dis Model Mech. 2023 08 01; 16(8).
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Stunted Growth Is Associated With Dyslipidemia in Young Adults With Perinatal HIV Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 08 01; 93(4):343-350.
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Cumulative Febrile, Respiratory, and Gastrointestinal Illness Among Infants in Rural Guatemala and Association With Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 09 01; 42(9):739-744.