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IMMIGRATION DELAY DISEASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Dactyloscopy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adermatoglyphia
1, record 1, English, adermatoglyphia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ADG 2, record 1, English, ADG
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- autosomal dominant adermatoglyphia 3, record 1, English, autosomal%20dominant%20adermatoglyphia
correct
- ADG 3, record 1, English, ADG
correct
- ADG 3, record 1, English, ADG
- immigration delay disease 4, record 1, English, immigration%20delay%20disease
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] extremely rare genetic disorder which causes a person to have no fingerprints. 5, record 1, English, - adermatoglyphia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The specialist] tracked down three other unrelated families that included people with adermatoglyphia, which they dubbed "immigration delay disease, "and successfully located the single gene mutation responsible in 2011. 6, record 1, English, - adermatoglyphia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The finger pads of people with adermatoglyphia are entirely flat—they have none of the arching or looping ridges that characterize the fingerprints of virtually all humans. 6, record 1, English, - adermatoglyphia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Dactyloscopie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adermatoglyphie
1, record 1, French, adermatoglyphie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ADG 2, record 1, French, ADG
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maladie de l'immigration retardée 2, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20l%27immigration%20retard%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'adermatoglyphie est une maladie génétique extrêmement rare; elle se caractérise par l'absence totale de dermatoglyphes, c'est-à-dire l'absence totale d'empreintes et de crêtes papillaires que ce soit au niveau des mains ou des pieds. Elle ne touche que quatre familles réparties dans le monde. 2, record 1, French, - adermatoglyphie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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