"Mites" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any arthropod of the subclass ACARI except the TICKS. They are minute animals related to the spiders, usually having transparent or semitransparent bodies. They may be parasitic on humans and domestic animals, producing various irritations of the skin (MITE INFESTATIONS). Many mite species are important to human and veterinary medicine as both parasite and vector. Mites also infest plants.
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D008925
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.419
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mites" by people in Profiles.
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Lee WJ, Jung JM, Lee YJ, Won CH, Chang SE, Choi JH, Moon KC, Lee MW. Histopathological Analysis of 226 Patients With Rosacea According to Rosacea Subtype and Severity. Am J Dermatopathol. 2016 May; 38(5):347-52.
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Vesper S, Choi H, Perzanowski MS, Acosta LM, Divjan A, Bola?os-Rosero B, Rivera-Mariani F, Chew GL. Mold populations and dust mite allergen concentrations in house dust samples from across Puerto Rico. Int J Environ Health Res. 2016; 26(2):198-207.
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Nazario S, Zaragoza R, Vel?zquez V, Ramos-Valencia G, Acantilado C, Rodr?guez R, Rivera AM, Alvarez MM, L?pez-Almod?var C, L?pez-Malpica F. Allergen sensitivity (mites, insects, and pets) in a Puerto Rican population. P R Health Sci J. 2012 Mar; 31(1):24-8.
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Rivera-Mariani FE, Nazario-Jim?nez S, L?pez-Malpica F, Bola?os-Rosero B. Skin test reactivity of allergic subjects to basidiomycetes' crude extracts in a tropical environment. Med Mycol. 2011 Nov; 49(8):887-91.
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Flores I, Mora C, Rivera E, Donnelly R, Montealegre F. Cloning and molecular characterization of a cDNA from Blomia tropicalis homologous to dust mite group 3 allergens (trypsin-like proteases). Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2003 Jan; 130(1):12-6.
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Hizawa N, Freidhoff LR, Chiu YF, Ehrlich E, Luehr CA, Anderson JL, Duffy DL, Dunston GM, Weber JL, Huang SK, Barnes KC, Marsh DG, Beaty TH. Genetic regulation of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus-specific IgE responsiveness: a genome-wide multipoint linkage analysis in families recruited through 2 asthmatic sibs. Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Asthma (CSGA). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1998 Sep; 102(3):436-42.
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Kawamura A, Tanaka H. Rickettsiosis in Japan. Jpn J Exp Med. 1988 Aug; 58(4):169-84.
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Murata M, Nogami S, Shirasaka A, Tanaka H, Kawamura A, Miyairi T. [Shichito fever in Izu Shichito Islands. 1. Outbreak of Shichito fever and isolation of R. tsutsugamushi from a patient, field rodents and trombiculid mites (author's transl)]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 1980 May; 54(5):235-41.
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Kawamura A, Murata M, Osono M, Nogami S, Shirasaka A, Tanaka H, Sudo K, Suzuki K, Miyairi T, Kijima H. Studies on inapparent infection of tsutsugamuschi disease in Izu Shichito Islands: seroepidemiology and demonstration of an avirulent Rickettsia strain for mice. Jpn J Exp Med. 1980 Apr; 50(2):91-105.