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MP term:abnormal thyroid parafollicular C-cell morphology
Synonym: abnormal thyroid parafollicular C-cells
MP id: MP:0004698
Definition: any structural anomaly of the calcitonin-producing C-cells which are derived from the ultimobranchial body (a sac-like structure emanating from the neural crest) and constitute the minor component of the thyroid gland
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mammalian phenotype
        is-aendocrine/exocrine gland phenotype
                is-aabnormal gland morphology
                        is-aabnormal thyroid gland morphology
                                is-aabnormal thyroid follicle morphology +
                                is-aabnormal thyroid gland development +
                                is-aabnormal thyroid parafollicular C-cell morphology [MP:0004698] (2 genotypes, 2 annotations)
                                        is-aabsent thyroid parafollicular C-cells
                                is-aathyroidism +
                                is-aenlarged thyroid gland +
                                is-asmall thyroid gland +
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