Unusual patterns of neural tube defects in a high risk region of northern China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
; (12): 340-344, 2009.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-360656
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the prevalence of different types of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Luliang Prefecture, Shanxi province, where the prevalence of NTDs is unusually high and the correlation between NTDs prevalence and patterns.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A surveillance population-based birth defects was performed in Luliang Prefecture, Shanxi province.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The results of our study showed that the prevalence of NTDs was 2-fold higher in Luliang Prefecture than in other areas of Shanxi province. Unusual patterns of NTDs were found, however, multiple NTDs were relatively common in Luliang Prefecture, accounting for over 13% of all NTDs cases in China.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The prevalence of NTDs is associated with its patterns.</p>
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
China
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Epidemiology
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Risk Factors
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Classification
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Neural Tube Defects
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article