"Blepharophimosis" 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 abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction caused by the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyelids. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D016569
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.250.090 C11.338.190 C16.131.384.190
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blepharophimosis" by people in Profiles.
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Acquired microcephaly in blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome because of an interstitial 3q22.3q23 deletion. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jun; 50(6):636-9.
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A YAC contig spanning the blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome and propionic acidemia loci. Eur J Hum Genet. 1997 May-Jun; 5(3):171-4.