Are omphalocele and neural tube defects related congenital anomalies?: Data from 21 registries in europe (EUROCAT)

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-84

  Calzolari, E ^a,y   Bianchi, F ^b   Dolk, H ^c   Stone, D ^d   Milan, M ^a   Lechat, M ^e   Leurquin, P ^e   Goyens, S ^e   Astolfi, G ^f   Volpato, S ^f   Ayme S ^g   Calabro, A ^h   Clementi, M ⁱ   Tenconi, R ⁱ   Cornel, M ^j   Cuschieri, A ^k   Garcia Minaur, S ^l   Garne, E ^m   Gillerot, Y ⁿ   Goujard, J ^g   Hansen Koening, D ^o   Roulleaux, M ^o   Howard, P J ^p   Johnson, Z ^q   Lillis, D F ^r   Nevin, N C ^s   Nelen, V ^t   Pexieder, T ^u   Pierini, A ^v   Stoll, C ^w   Svel, I ^x   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Child Health ^*  (Serbia)

^e Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Brussels   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^g INSERM   (France)

^h University Hospital   (Denmark)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^l UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^m ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁿ INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Belgium)

^o Ministry of Public Health   (Serbia)

^p ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^q EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^r UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^s QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^t Provincial Institute of Hygiene   (Serbia)

^u UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^v INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^w University Hospital   (Denmark)

^x UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^y Istituto di Genetica Medica   (Serbia)

more..

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Etiology; NTD; Omphalocele

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OMPHALOCELE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 0030928106     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19971003)72:1<79::AID-AJMG17>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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