Diseases

Sex Chromosome Disorders

Clinical conditions caused by an abnormal sex chromosome constitution (SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS), in which there is extra or missing sex chromosome material (either a whole chromosome or a chromosome segment).

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Abstract

Clinical conditions caused by an abnormal sex chromosome constitution (SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS), in which there is extra or missing sex chromosome material (either a whole chromosome or a chromosome segment).

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Disorders, Sex Chromosome
  • Disorders, Sex Chromosome Abnormality
  • Sex Chromosome Abnormality Disorders
  • Chromosome Disorder, Sex
  • Chromosome Disorders, Sex
  • Sex Chromosome Disorder

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate IM with specific sex chromosome (IM)

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Sex Chromosome Abnormalities (1971-2001)

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QS 677

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sex Chromosome Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D025064. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D025064
  2. Sex Chromosome Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_chromosome_anomalies
  3. Sex Chromosome Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7458487