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- West Midlands Congenital Anomaly Register: Holoprosencephaly - Information from conception to the first 2 years of life on the occurrence of suspected and confirmed Holoprosencephaly within this region of the UK.
- Congenital Heart Anomalies, Support, Education, and Resources, Inc. - CHASER News offers information on many heart defects, parent matching, and fact sheets.
- Evaluation of the Newborn with Single or Multiple Congenital Anomalies - A clinical guideline-New York State Department of Health.
- The Merck Manual - A discussion about congenital anomalies and its causes, diagnosis and its treatment.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man - Description of the state of knowledge of Lethal Congenital Contracture Syndrome (Herva Syndrome), and references thereto.
- Limb Anomalies - University of Kansas Medical Center - List of links to information, help sites and support groups for a variety of limb anomalies and disorders.
- West Midlands Perinatal Institute Site: Renal Agenesis - Description of the anomaly.
- Klippel-Feil Syndrome Circle of Friends - Klippel-Feil syndrome is a rare, congenital disorder that affects the spine. The Circle of Friends is a group of people who have been affected in some way by KFS. We offer information and support.
- Tibial Hemimelia-Split Hand/Foot Syndrome with Rare Anomalies - Presents a case of a neonate with a number of rare conditions. Includes a photograph. From Indian Pediatrics.
- Causative gene for human "lobster claw" syndrome identified - Severe congenital malformation syndrome characterised by a profound median cleft of the hands and/or feet, typically associated with absence or fusion of the remaining fingers.
Wikipedia Articles
- List of ICD-9 codes 740-759: Congenital anomalies - ==14. Congenital anomalies (740-759) ==
- Congenital vertebral anomaly - Congenital vertebral anomalies are a collection of malformations of the spine in animals. Most are not clinically significant, but they can cause compression of the spinal cord by deforming the vertebral canal or causing instability.
- Minor physical anomalies - Minor physical anomalies (MPAs) are relatively minor (typically painless and, in themselves, harmless) congenital physical abnormalities consisting of features such as low-seated ears, adherent ear lobes, and a furrowed tongue. While MPAs may have a genetic basis, they might also be caused by factors in the fetal environment: anoxia, bleeding, or infection.
- Benjamin syndrome - Benjamin Syndrome (or Benjamin anemia) is a type of multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation (MCA/MR) syndrome. It is characterized by hypochromic anemia with mental deficiency and various craniofacial and other anomalies.
- Polysplenia - Polysplenia is a congenital disease manifested by multiple small accessory spleens. There are frequent associated congental anomalies all related to deviations in the development of anatomical asymmetries in early embryonic stages.