Heterogeneity of spina bifida
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Blatter, Birgitte M.; Lafeber, Arianne B.; Peters, Paul W. J.; Roeleveld, Nel; V
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Splitting birth defects into dysmorphologically homogeneous groups might improve the ability to detect a genetic risk factor or teratogenic exposure. With regard to spina bifida, recent studies suggest that etiologic heterogeneity exists within the group of spina bifida, although exogenous risk fact