Prosopagnosia, hereditary

Preferred Label : Prosopagnosia, hereditary;

Type : Phenotype or locus, molecular basis unknown;

Alternative titles and symbols : Prosopagnosia, developmental; Face blindness; Prosopagnosia, congenital;

Description : Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognize someone by the face alone, in the absence of sensory or intellectual impairment (Schwarzer et al., 2006). Almost all reported cases are of the acquired form, but there is evidence for a familial form as well (McConachie, 1976; de Haan, 1999; Galaburda and Duchaine, 2003; Kennerknecht et al., 2006).;

Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;

Prefixed ID : %610382;

Details

Origin ID

610382;

UMLS CUI

C2931455;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Prosopagnosia [HPO term]
- Prosopagnosia [NCIt concept]
- prosopagnosia [MeSH Descriptor]
- prosopagnosia, developmental [MeSH concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Prosopagnosia, hereditary [MeSH concept]
- prosopagnosia, hereditary [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
HPO term(s)
- Autosomal dominant inheritance [HPO term]
- Prosopagnosia [HPO term]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Prosopagnosia, hereditary [MeSH concept]
- prosopagnosia, hereditary [MeSH Supplementary Concept]

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