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MENKES SYNDROME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kinky-hair disease
1, record 1, English, kinky%2Dhair%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kinky hair disease 1, record 1, English, kinky%20hair%20disease
correct
- kinky-hair disorder 1, record 1, English, kinky%2Dhair%20disorder
correct
- Menkes' syndrome 1, record 1, English, Menkes%27%20syndrome
correct
- trichopoliodystrophy 1, record 1, English, trichopoliodystrophy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Congenital defect of copper metabolism manifested in short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair; associated with failure to thrive, physical and mental retardation, and progressive severe deterioration of the brain; apparently a defect of copper transport; X-linked recessive inheritance. 1, record 1, English, - kinky%2Dhair%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie de Menkes
1, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Menkes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maladie des cheveux en fil de fer 2, record 1, French, maladie%20des%20cheveux%20en%20fil%20de%20fer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie héréditaire intestinale du cuivre entraînant des lésions osseuses pseudoscorbiques, un aspect particulier des cheveux, une hypocuprémie avec diminution très importante du cuivre céruléoplamatique dans le sérum et du cuivre dans les tissus. 2, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Menkes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfermedad de Menkes
1, record 1, Spanish, enfermedad%20de%20Menkes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anomalía patológica hereditaria caracterizada por anomalías en el metabolismo del cobre. 1, record 1, Spanish, - enfermedad%20de%20Menkes
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