Congenital Defects in Neutrophil Dynamics by Marton Keszei, Lisa S. Westerberg

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Prevalence of congenital defects of heart and large vessels in adults by I.G. Lebid

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Major congenital defects. Relevant risk factors. Cienfuegos. 2000-2005. by Vivian Vázquez Martínez, Cristóbal Torres González, Gabriel González Jiménez, Yobadis Hernández del Sol, Ana López Rodríguez del Rey, Gladis Barberis Pérez

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Major congenital defects have an impact on perinatal mortality and morbidity with economic and social consequences. …”
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Selection of terminal Piétrain pigs improves vitality and prevalence of congenital defects in crossbred piglets by Wim Gorssen, Wim Gorssen, Carmen Winters, Roel Meyermans, Léa Chapard, Katrijn Hooyberghs, Jaro De Kort, Alice Van den Broeke, Jürgen Depuydt, Steven Janssens, Nadine Buys

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Structural alterations of the thymus in high-risk fetuses and their relationship with obstetric conditions and fetal congenital defects by Lisset Ley Vega, Yanna Chao Martínez, Aimé Rosario Benítez Molina, Jesús Arturo Satorre Ygualada, Fidel Ernesto Pérez Marrero, Mery Karla Satorre Ley

“…Fetuses that presented congenital defects represented 18.59%, 26.09% with structural alteration of the thymus. …”
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Parents’ views and experiences of raising babies born with cleft lip and palate: a qualitative study by Delaram Alinezhad, Farnoosh Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad Kharazifared, Mahdia Gholami, Sarvin Sarmadi, Samaneh Razeghi

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Reconstruction of the Occipital and Parietal Congenital Defect with 3D Custom-Made Titanium Prosthesis: A Case Report with Four and a Half Years of Follow-Up and a Brief Review of Literature by Farnoush Mohammadi, Abbas Azari, Nariman Nikparto, Heliya Ziaei

“…A 13-year-old female patient presented with congenital defects at the superior third of occipital bone and posterior thirds of the bilateral parietal bones. …”
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Pericardial Window Formation Complicated by Intrapericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia by Jeremy Docekal, Thomas Fabian

“…These occurrences are exceedingly rare and may be due to trauma or congenital defects of the septum transversum or as the result of surgical procedures. …”
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Role of spindle assembly checkpoint proteins in gametogenesis and embryogenesis by Renju Pun, Brian J. North

“…This essential regulatory checkpoint prevents aneuploidy which can lead to various congenital defects observed in newborns. Many studies have been carried out to elucidate the role of proteins involved in the SAC as well as the function of the checkpoint during gametogenesis and embryogenesis. …”
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Making Headway: The Roles of Hox Genes and Neural Crest Cells in Craniofacial Development by Paul A. Trainor

“…Understanding the mechanisms that control vertebrate head development is an important issue since craniofacial anomalies constitute nearly one third of all human congenital defects. This review discusses recent advances in our understanding of neural crest cell patterning and the dynamic nature of the tissue interactions that are required for normal craniofacial development.…”
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Challenges in the management of an anuric child with end-stage renal disease since the neonatal period: a case report by Joanna Bieniek, Katarzyna Zachwieja, Monika Miklaszewska, Dorota Drożdż

“…The case report describes a patient with congenital renal failure and anuria, abdominal wall laxity, small atrial septal defect, cryptorchidism, but without pulmonary hypoplasia or other disqualifying severe congenital defects. The patient had been dialysed since the fourth day of his life, until he received a kidney transplant at the age of 3.5 years. …”
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A First Case Report of DiGeorge Syndrome from Ethiopia Highlights Challenges in Identifying and Treating Children with Primary T-Cell Deficiencies in Low Resource Settings by Tinsae Alemayehu, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa

“…The disorder is characterized by hypoplastic or aplastic thymus, hypocalcemia, recurrent infections, and other associated congenital defects. Case Report. We report an eleven-month-old infant presenting with recurrent chest and diarrheal infections, failure to thrive, lymphopenia, hypocalcemia, and hypoplastic thymus on imaging. …”
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Diamond Blackfan Anemia at the Crossroad between Ribosome Biogenesis and Heme Metabolism by Deborah Chiabrando, Emanuela Tolosano

“…Approximately 40% of cases are associated with other congenital defects, particularly malformations of the upper limb or craniofacial region. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Triploidy. Case Report and Literature Review by Pedro Alí Díaz-Véliz Jiménez, Belkis del Carmen Vidal Hernández, Iliana González Santana

“…The pathology report reported that the fetus had the following congenital defects: cerebellar hypoplasia and agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, ventriculo-megaly, and complex atrioventricular canal-type heart disease. …”
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Loeys-Dietz syndrome by Bogumiła Wójcik-Niklewska, Erita Filipek

“…Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a rare syndrome of genetically determined congenital defects characterized by specific dysmorphic features, vascular tortuosity, aneurysms, mitral valve disease, and bone abnormalities. …”
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Management of Congenital Clinical Anophthalmos with Orbital Cyst: A Kinshasa Case Report by Thomas Stahnke, Andreas Erbersdobler, Steffi Knappe, Rudolf F. Guthoff, Ngoy J. Kilangalanga

“…The patient was a 14-month-old girl with no other congenital defects who underwent surgical and prothetic management in St. …”
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Synthetic embryology of the human heart by Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa, Janet L. Paluh

“…Gastruloid synthetic embryology heart models offer new insights into previously hidden processes of development and provide powerful platforms for addressing heart disease that extends beyond cardiomyocytes, such as arrhythmogenic diseases, congenital defects, and systemic injury interactions, as in spinal cord injuries. …”
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Benefits of surgical obturators in oral maxillofacial rehabilitation. Review of literature by Madelaine Bárbara Jiménez Gutiérrez, José Miguel Robaina Ruiz, Iván Díaz Cal

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> Fractures due to traumatic injury, surgical resection of tumors and congenital defects expose the maxilla to aggressions, and for rehabilitation there are obturator prostheses that recover some functions such as swallowing and phonation, as well as aesthetics. …”
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Neurostimulation for Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction by J. Worsøe, M. Rasmussen, P. Christensen, K. Krogh

“…Loss of normal bowel function caused by nerve injury, neurological disease or congenital defects of the nervous system is termed neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD). …”
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Genomic Evidence for the Purging of Deleterious Genetic Variation in the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale by Richard W. Orton, Philip K. Hamilton, Timothy R. Frasier

“…We also identify a suite of mutations putatively linked to congenital defects that occur at high frequencies in nulliparous NARW females but are rare in NARW with high reproductive success. …”
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