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MeSH Heading: Genetic Carrier Screening
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.562.250; E05.200.562.250; E05.393.435.250; N02.421.308.200; N02.421.726.233.221.250
Unique ID: D006580
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006580
Scope Note: Identification of individuals who are heterozygous at a GENETIC LOCUS for a recessive PHENOTYPE.
Entry Term(s): Carrier Detection, Genetic; Carriers, Genetic, Detection; Detection, Genetic Carrier; Genetic Carrier Detection; Genetic Carriers, Detection; Heterozygote Detection; Heterozygote Screening
Previous Indexing: Heterozygote (1968-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 2018; see HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION 1979-2017
History Note: 2018 (1979)
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/11/23
Revision Date: 2017/06/23

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Concept UI: M0010304
Scope Note: Identification of individuals who are heterozygous at a GENETIC LOCUS for a recessive PHENOTYPE.
Terms: Genetic Carrier Screening Preferred Term
Term UI T000920393
Date03/30/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Heterozygote Screening
Term UI T000920394
Date03/30/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Carrier Detection, Genetic
Term UI T019808
Date05/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Detection, Genetic Carrier
Term UI T019809
Date05/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Genetic Carrier Detection
Term UI T019810
Date05/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Carriers, Genetic, Detection
Term UI T019811
Date05/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Genetic Carriers, Detection
Term UI T019812
Date05/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Heterozygote Detection
Term UI T019813
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1979)

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