A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which sulfur dioxide exposure is associated with higher odds of limb abnormalities, sharpening the focus on air ...
LA JOLLA, Calif., June 9, 2009 -- Gregg Duester, Ph.D., professor of developmental biology at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), along with Xianling Zhao, Ph.D., and colleagues, have ...
Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS) is a rare congenital disorder principally marked by aplasia cutis congenita, commonly affecting the scalp, and terminal transverse limb defects. These clinical features ...
Scientists have created a spatial atlas of the incredible process of human limb development, including steps that show digits emerging from a bud as cells recede, instead of growing outward. With ...
VACTERL association, a multisystem congenital malformation, is a disorder involving several characteristics like vertebral defects, anorectal malformations, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistula, ...