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MeSH Heading: Klippel-Feil Syndrome
Tree Number(s): C05.116.099.370.535; C05.660.551; C16.131.621.551
Unique ID: D007714
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007714
Annotation: short neck as result of vertebral abnorm; do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Scope Note: A syndrome characterised by a low hairline and a shortened neck resulting from a reduced number of vertebrae or the fusion of multiple hemivertebrae into one osseous mass.
Entry Term(s): Cervical Fusion Syndrome; Dystrophia Brevicollis Congenita; Klippel-Feil Sequence; Vertebral Cervical Fusion Syndrome
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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diet therapy (DH)

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immunology (IM)

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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: M0012063
Scope Note: A syndrome characterised by a low hairline and a shortened neck resulting from a reduced number of vertebrae or the fusion of multiple hemivertebrae into one osseous mass.
Terms: Klippel-Feil Syndrome Preferred Term
Term UI T023151
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Dystrophia Brevicollis Congenita
Term UI T023150
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cervical Fusion Syndrome
Term UI T841827
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Klippel-Feil Sequence
Term UI T841828
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Vertebral Cervical Fusion Syndrome
Term UI T841829
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014)

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