Langerhans Cell

Preferred Label : Langerhans Cell;

NCIt synonyms : Langerhans Cells;

NCIt definition : Dendritic clear cells in the epidermis, containing distinctive granules that appear rod- or racket-shaped in section, but lacking tonofilaments, melanosomes, and desmosomes; they carry surface receptors for immunoglobulin (Fc) and complement (C3), and are believed to be antigen fixing and processing cells of monocytic origin; active participants in cutaneous delayed hypersensitivity.;

Details

Origin ID

C12584;

UMLS CUI

C0023005;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Epidermis [NCIt concept]
- Hematopoietic Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Immune System [NCIt concept]
Associated anatomy of gene products
- Early Activation Antigen CD69 [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Langerhans cell [COVID-19 Thesaurus concept]
Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Birbeck Granule [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Langerhans' cell (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- langerhans cells [MeSH Descriptor]
- langerhans cells [MeSH concept]
- langerhans' cell [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Langerhans cell [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Langerhans cell [FMA entity]
- Langerhans' cell (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- langerhans cells [MeSH concept]
- langerhans cells [MeSH Descriptor]
- langerhans' cell [SNOMED Notion]
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- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Adult Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Bone Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Central Nervous System Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Childhood Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Childhood Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis with Risk Organ Involvement [NCIt concept]
- Childhood Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis without Risk Organ Involvement [NCIt concept]
- Cutaneous Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Eosinophilic Granuloma [NCIt concept]
- Hand-Schuller-Christian Disease [NCIt concept]
- Head and Neck Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Disseminated [NCIt concept]
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Monostotic [NCIt concept]
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Polyostotic [NCIt concept]
- Langerhans Cell Sarcoma [NCIt concept]
- Letterer-Siwe Disease [NCIt concept]
- Oral Mucosa Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Recurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Thyroid Gland Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis [NCIt concept]
- Tumors Derived from Langerhans Cells [NCIt concept]
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- T-Cell Surface Glycoprotein CD1a [NCIt concept]

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