Mutation

"Mutation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.

Descriptor ID	D009154
MeSH Number(s)	G05.365.590
Concept/Terms	Mutation Mutation Mutations

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Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Genetic Variation [G05.365]
Mutation [G05.365.590]

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Bar chart showing 1926 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 98 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	7	15	22
1997	3	16	19
1998	4	14	18
1999	5	15	20
2000	4	35	39
2001	12	37	49
2002	8	50	58
2003	13	49	62
2004	7	63	70
2005	16	72	88
2006	9	63	72
2007	18	67	85
2008	13	56	69
2009	13	64	77
2010	18	61	79
2011	17	72	89
2012	14	58	72
2013	23	69	92
2014	24	52	76
2015	18	60	78
2016	26	56	82
2017	18	54	72
2018	23	75	98
2019	23	56	79
2020	19	50	69
2021	19	52	71
2022	0	44	44
2023	1	36	37
2024	16	33	49
2025	19	33	52
2026	5	34	39

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mutation" by people in Profiles.

Marin MG, Quinones-Olvera N, Jin H, Harris MA, Jeffrey BM, Rosenthal A, Murphy KC, Sassetti CM, Li H, Farhat MR. Gene conversion is a key driver of diversity hotspots in Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens and virulence-associated loci. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Oct 27; 123(43):e2607261123.

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Kao PL, Ling Q. A Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Detecting and Quantifying Pre-Existing Mutations and De Novo Editing Events in Mitochondrial DNA. J Vis Exp. 2026 Oct 21; (236).

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Paes T, Zhang Q, Borges CO, Mohan DR, Vaz V, Soares BS, Carroll RS, Kaiser UB, Smith TR, Bi WL, Meredith D, Lerario AM, Abreu AP. Distinct genetic alterations drive Cushing disease vs silent corticotroph adenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Oct 16; 111(11):3062-3074.

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Asua V, Niaré K, Garg S, Legac J, Tukwasibwe S, Katairo T, Bohissou FE, Crudale RM, Simkin A, Mulondo J, Nsobya SL, Ssewanyana I, Dorsey G, Bailey JA, Kamya MR, Yeka A, Rosenthal PJ, Borrmann S, Conrad MD. Multiple local PfDHFR I164L haplotype expansions drive Plasmodium falciparum antifolate resistance in Uganda. Nat Commun. 2026 09 04; 17(1).

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Guerrero M, Zadorozhnyi R, Lin G, Quinn CM, Calero G, Kurt-Yilmaz N, Schiffer CA, Polenova T, Gronenborn AM, Ishima R. Conformational asymmetry of human immunodeficiency virus-1 protease flaps increases along the darunavir drug resistance pathway. Protein Sci. 2026 09; 35(9):e70736.

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Wang Y, Belakhoua S, Yang Y, Serrano J, Horbinski C, Boué DR, DeWitt JC, Liechty B, McGuone D, Mao Q, Krasnozhen-Ratush O, Yip S, Dunham C, Umphlett M, Shroff S, Snuderl M. Histopathological and molecular heterogeneity of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2026 Sep 01; 85(9):1033-1040.

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Chen S, Prescott LH, Mello CC, Phillips CM. Systematic identification of germ granule proteins reveals specialized roles in RNAi and small RNA inheritance. Genes Dev. 2026 Aug 26; 40(17-18):1484-1507.

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Niaré K, Tafesse B, Treat M, Sadler JM, Okitwi M, Orena S, Asua V, Kreutzfeld O, Legac J, Marglous J, Nsobya SL, Yeka A, Richard D, Ferdig MT, Mukherjee A, Rosenthal PJ, Juliano JJ, Bailey JA, Conrad MD. Emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum PX1 polymorphisms associated with decreased susceptibility to antimalarials in Uganda. Nat Med. 2026 Sep; 32(9):3192-3202.

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Lero MW, Morgan JS, Card MA, Zhu LJ, Li J, Li R, Bui QT, Mohlmann E, Goel HL, Shaw LM. Insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS2) confers resistance to PI3K pathway inhibition in PIK3CA mutant breast cancer. J Biol Chem. 2026 Oct; 302(10):113426.

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Geleta D, Brhane BG, Abera A, Belachew M, Sime H, Gebreegziaxher A, Getu M, Ali A, Tesfay N, Habtetsion M, Kokobe B, Kebede M, Worku Z, Tasew G, Tadesse G, Tollera G, Fola AA, Bailey JA, Juliano JJ, Parr JB, Abte M, Assefa A. Recurrent parasitemias with artemisinin partial resistance mutations during the 2024 Ethiopia malaria resurgence: a case series. Malar J. 2026 Jul 31; 25(1).

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