Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Gingival fibromatosis
Synonyms

Idiopathic gingival hyperplasia

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis

Gingival fibrous nodules

Gingival fibroma

Definitions

The presence of fibrosis of the gingiva. Gingival fibromatosis is characterized by a slowly progressive benign enlargement of the oral gingival tissues. Both genetic and pharmacologically induced forms of gingival fibromatosis are known. The most common genetic form, hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF), is usually transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, although sporadic cases are common and autosomal recessive inheritance has been reported.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000169

comment

Gingival fibromatosis is characterized by a slowly progressive benign enlargement of the oral gingival tissues. Both genetic and pharmacologically induced forms of gingival fibromatosis are known. The most common genetic form, hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF), is usually transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, although sporadic cases are common and autosomal recessive inheritance has been reported.

database_cross_reference

NCIT:C3041

UMLS:C0016049

UMLS:C0399440

UMLS:C4280677

SNOMEDCT_US:58569000

SNOMEDCT_US:109620006

definition

The presence of fibrosis of the gingiva.

has_exact_synonym

Gingival fibrous nodules

Gingival fibroma

has_narrow_synonym

Idiopathic gingival hyperplasia

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0000169

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/hp.obo#hposlim_core

label

Gingival fibromatosis

notation

HP:0000169

prefLabel

Gingival fibromatosis

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0010614

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000168

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0010614

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000168

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