"Jews" 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 ethnic group with historical ties to the land of ISRAEL and the religion of JUDAISM.
| Descriptor ID |
D007585
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.754.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Jews" by people in Profiles.
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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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On Antiscience and Antisemitism. Perspect Biol Med. 2023; 66(3):420-436.
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Protein-altering germline mutations implicate novel genes related to lung cancer development. Nat Commun. 2020 05 11; 11(1):2220.
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Non-cell autonomous mechanism of Parkinson's disease pathology caused by G2019S LRRK2 mutation in Ashkenazi Jewish patient: Single cell analysis. Brain Res. 2019 11 01; 1722:146342.
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Family history of cancer, Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, and pancreatic cancer risk. Br J Cancer. 2019 04; 120(8):848-854.
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Ethnic Distribution of Microscopic Colitis in the United States. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Nov; 21(11):2634-9.
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Genetic movement disorders in patients of Jewish ancestry. JAMA Neurol. 2014 Dec; 71(12):1567-72.
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Frequency of known mutations in early-onset Parkinson disease: implication for genetic counseling: the consortium on risk for early onset Parkinson disease study. Arch Neurol. 2010 Sep; 67(9):1116-22.
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Genetic variants in IL-23R and ATG16L1 independently predispose to increased susceptibility to Crohn's disease in a Canadian population. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 May-Jun; 43(5):444-7.
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Perceptions of genetic testing for cancer predisposition among Ashkenazi Jewish women. Community Genet. 2007; 10(2):72-81.