Talk:Human Abnormal Development
Lead effects PMID 20562053
Prevalence of birth defects in korean livebirths, 2005-2006
J Korean Med Sci. 2012 Oct;27(10):1233-40. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.10.1233. Epub 2012 Oct 2.
Kim MA, Yee NH, Choi JS, Choi JY, Seo K. Source Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
We investigated the livebirths prevalence and occurrence pattern of birth defects in Korea. After the survey on birth defects was done in 2,348 medical institutions around the nation, the birth defect prevalence of livebirths in 2005-2006 was calculated. This study was based on the medical insurance claims database of the National Health Insurance Corporation. The number of livebirths in Korea was 883,184 from 2005-2006, and 25,335 cases of birth defects were notified to our study, equivalent to a prevalence of 286.9 per 10,000 livebirths. Anomalies of the circulatory system were the most common defects, accounting for 43.4% of birth defects with a prevalence of 124.5 per 10,000 livebirths. It was followed by the musculoskeletal system anomalies, the digestive system anomalies, and the urinary system anomalies. The five major birth defects based on the ranking of prevalence were atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, hydronephrosis, patent ductus arteriosus, and cleft lip/palate. Birth defects in livebirths were associated with a high proportion of low birthweight, prematurity, multiple births and advanced maternal age. The prevalence of birth defects in Korea is similar to or lower than those reported in developed countries. Our study suggests baseline data to explain the current status of birth defects and to establish a registry system of birth defects in Korea.
PMID 23091323
Australia - Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines
The Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) was established in 1963 following the thalidomide experience and in 2010 this committee was replaced by the Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines (ACPM). The new ACPM advises and makes recommendations to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on prescription medicines listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), established under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. There were approximately 54,000 products on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as at 23 May 2008.
Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines
- inclusion of a prescription medicine on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (the Register)
- changes to an entry of a prescription medicine on the Register
- removal or retention of a prescription medicine on the Register
Cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20500943
Australian Congenital Anomalies Monitoring System (ACAMS)
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Abnormalities by System
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The links below take you to the related systems abnormality page in each section of Notes. Additional pages relating to specific abnormalities will also be linked from these introductory pages.
Neural Development | Heart / Cardiovascular | Musculoskeletal | Musculoskeletal - Limb | Gastrointestinal Tract | Head and Neck | Coelomic cavity Respiratory | Neural Crest | Senses - General Eye, Ear, Nose | Senses - Ear | Senses - Eye | Urogenital | Genital | Endocrine | Endocrine - Adrenal | Integumentary
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Birth defects in Victoria
Fetal lead exposure and infant mental development index.
Ronchetti R.
Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Apr;115(4):A186; author reply A186-7. No abstract available. PMID: 17450196 | PMC1852654
This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose
Hu H, Téllez-Rojo MM, Bellinger D, Smith D, Ettinger AS, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, et al. Fetal lead exposure at each stage of pregnancy as a predictor of infant mental development. Environ Health Perspect. 2006;114:1730–1735. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9067. [Online 19 July 2006]
