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Fetal abnormalities are conditions that affect a fetus or embryo, are able to be diagnosed prenatally, and may be fatal or cause disease after birth. They may include aneuploidies, structural abnormalities, or neoplasms. Acardiac twin; Achondrogenesis; Achondroplasia
Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG) Congenital hyperinsulinism; Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) Conjoined twins; Costello syndrome; Craniopagus parasiticus; Cri du chat syndrome; Cyclopia; Cystic fibrosis
The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child. There are over 6,000 known genetic disorders in humans.
CDK13-related disorder; Cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome; CHAMP1-associated intellectual disability syndrome; Chromosome 5q deletion syndrome; Chudley–Mccullough syndrome; Cleft palate short stature vertebral anomalies syndrome; CLOVES syndrome; COACH syndrome; Cochleosaccular degeneration with progressive cataracts; Coffin–Lowry syndrome
CDK13-related disorder; Celebrity worship syndrome; Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia; Central cord syndrome; Central nervous system syndrome; Central pain syndrome; Centurion syndrome; Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome; Cerebellar stroke syndrome; Cerebellopontine angle syndrome; Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome; Cervicocranial syndrome
B. Bannayan–Riley–Ruvalcaba syndrome; Barakat syndrome; Bardet–Biedl syndrome; Barraquer–Simons syndrome; Barth syndrome; Bartter syndrome; Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome
The following disorders are additional conditions that may be detected by screening. Many are listed as "secondary targets" by the 2005 ACMG report. [1] Some states are now screening for more than 50 congenital conditions. Many of these are rare and unfamiliar to pediatricians and other primary health care professionals. [1] Blood cell disorders
Birth defects are divided into two main types: structural disorders in which problems are seen with the shape of a body part and functional disorders in which problems exist with how a body part works. [3] Functional disorders include metabolic and degenerative disorders. [3] Some birth defects include both structural and functional disorders. [3]