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Abnormal triceps skinfold thickness

MedGen UID:
1723767
Concept ID:
C5421659
Finding
HPO: HP:0033171

Definition

Any deviation from the normal range of the thickness of the triceps skinfold, which quantifies the amount of subcutaneous fat when the skin is pinched by specialized calipers. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal triceps skinfold thickness

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PubMed

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Etiology

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Diagnosis

Bomfim Gomes Campos S, Sanuelly da Paz Martins A, Karolyne Dos Santos A, Goulart MOF, Andréa Moura F
Nutr Hosp 2021 Oct 13;38(5):1034-1039. doi: 10.20960/nh.03696. PMID: 34165318
Chalil VK, Prasad HK, Nassir SAMA, Arulalan KV, Sangaralingam T, Krishnamoorthy N
Indian J Pediatr 2021 Jul;88(7):645-649. Epub 2020 Nov 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03563-x. PMID: 33210206
Suzuki H, Seki A, Hosaka T, Matsumoto N, Tomita M, Takahashi M, Yamauchi H
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Therapy

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Eur J Clin Nutr 2020 Aug;74(8):1240-1242. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0548-0. PMID: 31896824
Suzuki H, Seki A, Hosaka T, Matsumoto N, Tomita M, Takahashi M, Yamauchi H
Breast Cancer 2020 Mar;27(2):236-242. Epub 2019 Oct 15 doi: 10.1007/s12282-019-01013-x. PMID: 31617073
Jaworski M, Kułaga Z, Płudowski P, Grajda A, Gurzkowska B, Napieralska E, Swiąder A, Pan H, Litwin M; Olaf Study Group
Eur J Pediatr 2012 Aug;171(8):1215-21. Epub 2012 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1717-5. PMID: 22430352Free PMC Article
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Prognosis

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Clinical prediction guides

Chalil VK, Prasad HK, Nassir SAMA, Arulalan KV, Sangaralingam T, Krishnamoorthy N
Indian J Pediatr 2021 Jul;88(7):645-649. Epub 2020 Nov 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03563-x. PMID: 33210206
Lip SZL, Chillingworth A, Wright CM
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González-Agüero A, Matute-Llorente Á, Gómez-Cabello A, Vicente-Rodríguez G, Casajús JA
Disabil Health J 2017 Jan;10(1):100-104. Epub 2016 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.05.013. PMID: 27436427
Jaworski M, Kułaga Z, Płudowski P, Grajda A, Gurzkowska B, Napieralska E, Swiąder A, Pan H, Litwin M; Olaf Study Group
Eur J Pediatr 2012 Aug;171(8):1215-21. Epub 2012 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1717-5. PMID: 22430352Free PMC Article

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