"Gene Frequency" 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 proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POPULATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D005787
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.330
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| Concept/Terms |
Gene Frequency- Gene Frequency
- Frequencies, Gene
- Frequency, Gene
- Gene Frequencies
- Allele Frequency
- Allele Frequencies
- Frequencies, Allele
- Frequency, Allele
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gene Frequency" by people in this website by year, and whether "Gene Frequency" 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 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2001 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2003 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2004 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2005 | 2 | 31 | 33 |
| 2006 | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| 2007 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2008 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2009 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2010 | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| 2011 | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| 2012 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| 2013 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2014 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2015 | 2 | 27 | 29 |
| 2016 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2017 | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2019 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gene Frequency" by people in Profiles.
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Frequency of variants in Mendelian Alzheimer's disease genes within the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Apr; 104(3):841-851.
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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis occurs at high frequency in Ashkenazi Jews. Mol Genet Metab. 2025 Mar; 144(3):109041.
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Meta-EA: a gene-specific combination of available computational tools for predicting missense variant effects. Nat Commun. 2025 01 02; 16(1):159.
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Using multiplexed functional data to reduce variant classification inequities in underrepresented populations. Genome Med. 2024 Dec 03; 16(1):143.
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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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Influence of TP53 gene mutations and their allelic status in myelodysplastic syndromes with isolated 5q deletion. Blood. 2024 10 17; 144(16):1722-1731.
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Rare variant contribution to the heritability of coronary artery disease. Nat Commun. 2024 10 09; 15(1):8741.
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Whole-genome sequencing in 333,100 individuals reveals rare non-coding single variant and aggregate associations with height. Nat Commun. 2024 10 03; 15(1):8549.
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Extended haplotype with rs41524547-G defines the ancestral origin of SCA10. Hum Mol Genet. 2024 09 03; 33(18):1567-1574.
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Prevalence and Reclassification of Genetic Variants in South African Populations with Breast Cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2024 Sep; 63(9):e23275.