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  1. Kabuki syndrome

    20 Jun 2016

    Kabuki syndrome affects males and females equally and there is no cure...

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    • Genes and genetics,
    • Genes and genetics - A-Z of genetic conditions,
    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions
  2. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)

    13 Oct 2016

    The World Health Organization recommends that pregnant women should avoid alcohol...

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    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect risks,
    • Alcohol - Health effects of alcohol,
    • Healthy pregnancy,
    • Healthy pregnancy - Health concerns during pregnancy
  3. Noonan syndrome

    31 Aug 2015

    Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that usually includes heart abnormalities and characteristic facial features...

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    • Genes and genetics,
    • Genes and genetics - A-Z of genetic conditions,
    • Heart,
    • Heart - Heart conditions,
    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions
  4. Williams syndrome

    30 Aug 2013

    Williams syndrome often goes undiagnosed, which means that some people with the disorder fail to get the support and treatment they need until later in life...

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    • Genes and genetics,
    • Genes and genetics - A-Z of genetic conditions,
    • Infections - A-Z of infectious diseases,
    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions
  5. Syringomyelia

    31 Jul 2013

    Syringomyelia is the growth of a cyst in the spinal cord that may result in paraplegia or quadriplegia if not treated...

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    • Brains and nerves,
    • Brains and nerves - Spinal cord,
    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions
  6. Central nervous system birth defects

    31 May 2011

    Folic acid taken before conception, and during at least the first four weeks of pregnancy, can prevent around seven out of 10 cases of neural tube defects...

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    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions,
    • Neuromuscular system,
    • Neuromuscular system - Neuromuscular system explained,
    • Brains and nerves,
    • Brains and nerves - Brain and nerve basics,
    • Genes and genetics,
    • Genes and genetics - A-Z of genetic conditions
  7. Ambiguous genitalia

    31 Mar 2011

    The causes of ambiguous genitalia include genetic variations, hormonal imbalances and malformations of the fetal tissues that are supposed to evolve into genitals...

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    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions,
    • Genes and genetics,
    • Genes and genetics - A-Z of genetic conditions,
    • Reproductive system - male - Hormones and men
  8. Dwarfism

    31 Aug 2014

    Dwarfism refers to a group of conditions characterised by shorter than normal skeletal growth...

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    • Genes and genetics,
    • Genes and genetics - A-Z of genetic conditions,
    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions
  9. Trisomy disorders

    30 Aug 2013

    Children affected by trisomy usually have a range of birth defects, including delayed development and intellectual disabilities...

    Tags:
    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions
  10. Neurofibromatosis

    31 Aug 2011

    Neurofibromatosis is caused by faulty genes, which may be inherited or have spontaneously mutated at conception...

    Tags:
    • Genes and genetics,
    • Genes and genetics - A-Z of genetic conditions,
    • Birth defects,
    • Birth defects - Birth defect conditions