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Congenital absence of thymus

Known as: Absent thymus, Thymic aplasia, Aplasia of the thymus 
Absence of the thymus. [HPO:probinson]
National Institutes of Health

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7 relations
Congenital absenceDiGeorge SyndromeNezelof syndromeT-lymphocyte deficiency

Broader (3)

Disease of thymus glandImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesThymus Gland

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Athymic nude mice as an experimental model for cancer treatment.
Athymic nude mice, a murine strain bearing spontaneous deletion in the Foxn1 gene that causes deteriorated or absent thymus… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Evidence for an initial, thymus independent and a chronic, thymus dependent phase of DOCA and salt hypertension in mice.
  • U. Svendsen
  • Acta pathologica et microbiologica Scandinavica…
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 21946796
Treatment with desoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) and 1 per cent saline as drinking water for 21 days caused a significant and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Forkhead/winged‐helix transcription factor whn regulates hair keratin gene expression: Molecular analysis of the Nude skin phenotype
The molecular characteristics of the nude phenotype (alopecia and thymic aplasia) in humans and rodents are unknown. The nude… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Molecular and clinical study of 183 patients with conotruncal anomaly face syndrome
To investigate molecular and clinical aspects of conotruncal anomaly face (CAF), we studied the correlation between deletion size… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Neuropathology of Rett Syndrome: Case Report With Neuronal and Mitochondrial Abnormalities in the Brain
Neuronal changes in the brain of a Rett syndrome patient were examined in a frontal lobe biopsy performed at age 3 years and in… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Abnormalities of T cell maturation and regulation in human beings with immunodeficiency disorders.
A series of monoclonal antibodies to T cell surface antigens were used to characterize peripheral lymphoid populations from… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Studies on the immunobiology of rnu/rnu “nude” rats with congenital aplasia of the thymus
A detailed study of the recently described “nude” rat, which suffers from congenital aplasia of the thymus, has shown that this… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Congenital aplasia of the thymus gland (DiGeorge's syndrome).
Abstract Two infants with congenital aplasia of the thymus were found to have normal polymorphonuclear-leukocyte function… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Congenital absence of the thymus.
creasing interest in the function of the thymus and its relationship to clinical disease. The thymus has been shown to have a… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Thymic aplasia with lymphopenia, plasma cells, and normal immunoglobulins. Relation to measles virus infection.
An infant girl with persistent lymphopenia was found to have plasma cells in her bone marrow and, for her age, normal amounts of… 
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