Sirenomelia and cyclopia cluster in Cali, Colombia

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2626-2636

  Castilla, Eduardo E ^a,b   Mastroiacovo, Pierpaolo ^c   López Camelo, Jorge S ^b,d   Saldarriaga, Wilmar ^e   Isaza, Carolina ^e   Orioli, Iêda M ^f  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

^c Centre of the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research   (Italy)

^d Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cali; Clusters; Cyclopia; ECLAMC; Sirenomelia; South America

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOPIA; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DRUG EXPOSURE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE CLUSTER; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEPATOMEGALY; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; KARYOTYPE; KIDNEY AGENESIS; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MALE; PHOCOMELIA; POLYDACTYLY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIRENOMELIA; SYNDACTYLY; TRISOMY 13;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CLEFT PALATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; ECTROMELIA; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; EYE ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METALS, HEAVY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STILLBIRTH; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 55549128955     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32506     Document Type: Article

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