Health and Medical Guide to Genetics vs. Birth Defects Birth Defects Health information topics about Birth Defects: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Abnormalities National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000013&recruiting... Coping 1. When Your Baby Has a Birth Defect Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/baby_has_birth_defect.html 2. Peer Contact for Parents of Children with Congenit Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/PC_congenital_amputations.html... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Amniocentesis March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_520.asp 2. Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_521.asp 3. Ultrasound March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_523.asp Directories 1. US Clinic Directory Search Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=yLoqrsrCVms-M&fcn=y&... 2. State Map Page National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources/consumer/statemap.htm 3. Qualified Centers Children's Craniofacial Association http://www.ccakids.com/prgQC.asp 4. Find a Teratogen Information Service Organization of Teratology Information Services http://www.otispregnancy.org/otis_find_a_tis.htm 5. Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=xW0l31Z2a4hTc&fcn=y&... Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Genetic Conditions National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/conditionsByName 2. Multifactorial Inheritance March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4138.asp 3. Common Forms of Inheritance March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4136.asp Organizations 1. Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation http://www.cdlsusa.org/ 2. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/ 3. Children's Craniofacial Association http://www.ccakids.com/ 4. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ 5. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ 6. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 7. National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource C http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/ 8. Organization of Teratology Information Services http://www.otispregnancy.org 9. Save Babies Through Screening Foundation http://www.savebabies.org/ Overviews 1. Descriptions of Leading Categories of Birth Defect March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/aboutus/680_2168.asp 2. Birth Defects Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/birth_defects.html 3. Birth Defects March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1206.asp Prevention/Screening 1. Maternal Blood Screening for Down Syndrome and Neu March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1166.asp 2. Folic Acid Frequently Asked Questions National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do?id=0900f3ec8000d558 Related Issues 1. Accutane and Other Retinoids March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1168.asp 2. Food-Borne Risks in Pregnancy March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1152.asp 3. Organization of Teratology Information Services Fa Organization of Teratology Information Services http://www.otispregnancy.org/otis_fact_sheets.htm 4. Pregnancy and the Drug Dilemma Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/301_preg.html 5. Thalidomide: New Uses for a Notorious Drug Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01507 6. Amniotic Fluid Abnormalities March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_4536.asp 7. What You Can Do to Keep Germs from Harming You or National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/gbs/PDFs/What%20you%20can%20do-English%20200... 8. Common Concerns and Exposures Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/ccae_index.html 9. What Is a Neonatologist? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCIGME8GD&sub_... Research 1. Birth Defects Research National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/bdres.htm 2. Congenital Causes of Venous Thrombosis--Classifica American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/138/2/I-39 3. Loratadine and Hypospadias: Data from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040319.htm 4. Maternal Obesity and Risk for Birth Defects National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/factsheets/pediatrics/Pediatrics_maternal_obesity... 5. Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/birth_defects.cfm 6. Do Multivitamin Supplements Reduce the Risk for Di National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/factsheets/pediatrics/Pediatrics_Diabetesvitamin.... Specific Conditions 1. Williams Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/williams/williams.htm 2. Craniofacial Syndrome Descriptions Children's Craniofacial Association http://www.ccakids.com/syn.asp 3. Congenital Torticollis (Twisted Neck) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=259&topcategory=Nec... 4. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Children's Hospital Boston http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/A2ZtopicDisplay.cfm?Topic=Congenita... 5. Congenital Abnormalities of the Upper Extremity American Society for Surgery of the Hand http://www.assh.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Patients_and_Public/Congenital_D... 6. Clubfoot and Other Foot Deformities March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1211.asp 7. What Is a Large (Giant) Congenital Nevus? Nevus Outreach, Inc. http://www.nevus.org/home/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=2 8. Chromosomal Abnormalities March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1209.asp 9. Cervical Teratoma Children's Hospital Boston http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/A2ZtopicDisplay.cfm?Topic=Cervical%... 10. Cephalic Disorders Information Page National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cephalic_disorders/cephalic_disorders.ht... 11. Cephalic Disorders Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cephalic_disorders/detail_cephalic_disor... 12. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/visiondisorders/causes.asp?x=1&DiseaseID=27 13. Ambiguous Genitalia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00750 14. Achondroplasia March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1204.asp 15. Craniosynostosis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/craniosynostosis/craniosynostosis.htm 16. Crouzon Syndrome (Craniofacial Dysostosis) Cleft Palate Foundation http://www.cleftline.org/publications/cruozon.htm 17. What I Need to Know about Hirschsprung's Dise National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hirschsprungs_ez/index.htm 18. Waardenburg Syndrome National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/waard.asp 19. Intestinal Malrotation Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/malrotation.html 20. Undescended Testicles American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/637.xml 21. Treacher Collins Syndrome Cleft Palate Foundation http://www.cleftline.org/publications/treacherCollins.htm 22. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Bubble Boy Disea Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/allergies/severe_immunodeficiency.html... 23. Mobius Syndrome (Congenital Facial Diplegia) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/mobius/mobius.htm 24. Late-Appearing Defects March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4139.asp 25. Klippel-Feil Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/klippel_feil/klippel_feil.htm 26. Information about Pierre Robin Sequence/Complex Cleft Palate Foundation http://www.cleftline.org/publications/pierreRobin.htm 27. Horseshoe Kidney Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00859 28. Hearing Loss March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1232.asp 29. FAQs about CdLS Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation http://www.cdlsusa.org/about_cdls/faq.html Statistics 1. 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