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MeSH Heading: Bloom Syndrome
Tree Number(s): C16.131.077.137; C16.320.798.313; C18.452.284.100; C20.673.795.313
Unique ID: D001816
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001816
Scope Note: An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by telangiectatic ERYTHEMA of the face, photosensitivity, DWARFISM and other abnormalities, and a predisposition toward developing cancer. The Bloom syndrome gene (BLM) encodes a RecQ-like DNA helicase.
Entry Term(s): Bloom's Syndrome; Bloom-Torre-Machacek Syndrome; Congenital Telangiectatic Erythema
Previous Indexing: Abnormalities, Multiple (1968-1981); Dwarfism (1966-1981); Facial Dermatoses (1966-1981); Telangiectasis (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 82
History Note: 82
Date Established: 1982/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/02/23
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0002734
Scope Note: An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by telangiectatic ERYTHEMA of the face, photosensitivity, DWARFISM and other abnormalities, and a predisposition toward developing cancer. The Bloom syndrome gene (BLM) encodes a RecQ-like DNA helicase.
Terms: Bloom Syndrome Preferred Term
Term UI T005260
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Bloom-Torre-Machacek Syndrome
Term UI T005261
Date02/23/1981
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Bloom's Syndrome
Term UI T841039
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Congenital Telangiectatic Erythema
Term UI T841040
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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