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Etiology, pathogenesis and prevention of neural tube defects.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Jun 2006
Padmanabhan Rengasamy
Abstract excerpt
Spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele are commonly grouped together and termed neural tube defects (NTD). Failure of closure of the neural tube during development results in anencephaly or spina bifida aperta but encephaloceles are possibly post-closure defects. NTD are associated with a number of other central nervous system (CNS) and non-neural malformations. Racial, geographic and seasonal variations...
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