Term ID: | 7922 |
Name: | Neural Tube Defects |
Definition: | Congenital malformations of the central nervous system and adjacent structures related to defective neural tube closure during the first trimester of pregnancy generally occurring between days 18-29 of gestation. Ectodermal and mesodermal malformations (mainly involving the skull and vertebrae) may occur as a result of defects of neural tube closure. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp31-41) |
Alternative IDs: | OMIM:182940 |
ParentIDs: | MESH:D009421 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.500.680 |C16.131.666.680 |
Synonyms: | Acrania |Acranias |Craniorachischises |Craniorachischisis |Cyst, Neurenteric |Cyst, Neuroenteric |Cysts, Neurenteric |Cysts, Neuroenteric |Defect, Neural Tube |Defects, Neural Tube |Developmental Defects, Neural Tube |Developmental Neural Tube Defects |Diastematomye |
Slim Mappings: | Congenital abnormality|Nervous system disease |
Reference: |
MedGen: D009436
MeSH: D009436
OMIM: 182940;
Genes: CCL2; FUZ; VANGL1; VANGL2; |
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