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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Abnormal communicative facial expressions
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Accession:HP:4000087 term browser browse the term
Definition:Abnormal expressions (movements or position of muscles of the face that convey the emotional state of an individual to observers during social interactions) comprising abnormalities of quantity, range, context-appropriateness, and quality.
Comment:This term describes the way facial expressions are used for communicating to other people (social communication). This term does not comprise abnormal facial expressions related to motoric neurological deficits such as hypomimic facies observed in individuals with Parkinson syndrome.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Abnormal facial expression use


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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the nervous system 0
        Abnormal nervous system physiology 0
          Abnormality of mental function 0
            Abnormal cognitive process 0
              Abnormal communication 0
                Abnormal nonverbal communicative behavior 0
                  Abnormal communicative facial expressions 0
                    Abnormal quality of facial expression + 0
                    Facial expressions not directed to others 0
                    Facial expressions that do not match the context 0
                    Limited repertoire of facial expression 0
                    Reduced frequency of facial expressions + 0
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