Proteus syndrome

human disease characterized by an overgrowth of skin, bones, muscles, fatty tissues, and blood and lymphatic vessels
MedicalCondition head_and_neck_disease Q281115
Proteus syndrome
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Proteus syndrome

Summary

Proteus syndrome is a head and neck disease[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of head_and_neck_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,394 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Proteus syndrome's image is recorded as NIH Proteus Patient.jpg[3].
  • Proteus syndrome's instance of is recorded as head and neck disease[4].
  • Proteus syndrome's instance of is recorded as developmental defect during embryogenesis[5].
  • Proteus syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[6].
  • Proteus is named after Proteus syndrome[7].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as congenital disorder[8].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as multiple hamartoma syndrome[9].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as head and neck cancer[10].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as brain cancer[11].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as rare genetic vascular tumor[12].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as complex vascular malformation with associated anomalies[13].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as rare nervous system tumor[14].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as syndrome or malformation associated with head and neck malformations[15].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as neurocutaneous syndrome with epilepsy[16].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as genetic skin vascular disorder[17].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as rare genetic bone disease[18].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as skull cancer[19].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as overgrowth syndrome[20].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as syndrome[21].
  • Proteus syndrome's subclass of is recorded as disease[22].
  • Proteus syndrome's Commons category is recorded as Proteus syndrome[23].
  • Proteus syndrome's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D016715[24].
  • Proteus syndrome's OMIM ID is recorded as 176920[25].
  • Proteus syndrome's DiseasesDB is recorded as 30070[26].
  • Proteus syndrome's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g4b4[27].

Why It Matters

Proteus syndrome ranks in the top 3% of head_and_neck_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,394 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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