Developmental toxicity of indium: embryotoxicity and teratogenicity in experimental animals.

abstract：:We describe a 5-year-old girl with features resembling Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome, type I (sparse scalp hair, bushy eyebrows, bulbous nose, long philtrum, cone-shaped epiphyses, clinobrachydactyly, epiphyseal changes in the femoral head and short stature), and appendicular exostoses similar to trichorhinophalangea...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Kikuchi N,Ogino T,Kashiwa H,Muragaki Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the investigation was to describe the risk of selected types of birth defects among older siblings of infants and fetuses with specific birth defects. Using data from a population-based birth defects registry in Hawaii for deliveries during 1986-2000, the precurrence risk (risk among older siblings) for any...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Forrester MB,Merz RD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microdeletion of 2q31 involving the HOXD gene cluster is a rare syndrome. The deletion of the HOXD gene cluster is thought to result in skeletal anomalies in these patients. HOX genes encode highly conserved transcription factors that control cell fate and the regional identities along the primary body and limb axes. ...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Okamoto N,Kimura S,Shimojima K,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study presented here was to check the debated human teratogenic potential of sulfonamide drugs. Five different sulfonamides such as sulfamethazine, sulfathiourea, sulfamethoxypyridazine, sulfamethoxydiazine and the combination of sulfamethazine-sulfathiourea-sulfamethoxypyridazine were differentia...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Czeizel AE,Puhó E,Sørensen HT,Olsen J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is limited information on the specific structural birth defects associated with the abdominal wall defects (AWD) omphalocele and gastroschisis, particularly which defects occur with the AWD at greater than expected rates (rates among all infants and fetuses with birth defects other than the AWD). Using data from...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Forrester MB,Merz RD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galectins are β-galactoside-binding lectins that participate in a wide range of biological processes. Galectins are distributed both inside and outside cells and are believed to have roles in both intra- and extracellular milieus. One of the well-recognized functions of galectins is stabilization of glycoproteins on t...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Arikawa T,Simamura E,Shimada H,Nakamura T,Hatta T,Shoji H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS) is the most common cause of mental retardation. Several DS mouse models with partial trisomy 16 homologous to human chromosome 21 have been developed, and our research group has been studying those mouse models. We have shown a dosage-dependent overexpression of genes in the trisomic region of the m...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Yamakawa K

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) is a popular laboratory primate belonging to Old World monkeys, which are the group most closely related to humans except for the apes. This paper summarizes a series of our studies regarding the development of cerebral sulci and gyri in this primate, and the stated possibility ...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Sawada K,Fukunishi K,Kashima M,Imai N,Saito S,Sakata-Haga H,Aoki I,Fukui Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain studies previously pointed out that treating pregnant women with antidepressants may increase risks of congenital anomalies in their children. However, to date, the study results are not conclusive. Furthermore, most studies have been performed using data from Western countries; therefore, we examined this ass...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Yamamoto-Sasaki M,Yoshida S,Takeuchi M,Tanaka-Mizuno S,Kawakami K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that neural tube defects are folic acid preventable congenital anomalies. We investigated to what extent this information was disseminated among laywomen and healthcare providers. Questionnaire studies were conducted twice, in 2002 and 2007, for four groups of laywomen and seven groups of healthcare provid...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Kondo A,Yamamoto S,Inoue H,Watanabe J,Tada K,Yoshimoto N

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though from preclinical testing to drug risk labeling, the situation with drugs in pregnancy has improved substantially since the thalidomide scandal, there is still an increasing need to provide healthcare professionals and patients with updated individualized risk information for clinical decision making. For t...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Schaefer C

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omphalocele-exstrophy of the bladder (cloaca)-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS) complex describes a rare grouping of more commonly occurring component malformations. We report two cases of OEIS complex diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In both cases, OEIS complex was suspect...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Goto S,Suzumori N,Obayashi S,Mizutani E,Hayashi Y,Sugiura-Ogasawara M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal diabetes mellitus is associated with increased fetal teratogenesis, including cardiovascular defects. Non-specific maternal immune stimulation with Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) or interferon gamma (IFNgamma) has been associated with protection against birth malformations. Using a diabetic mouse model, lat...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Claudio Gutierrez J,Prater MR,Hrubec TC,Smith BJ,Freeman LE,Holladay SD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the developing serotonergic system is one of the targets of ethanol teratogenicity. Because serotonin has multiple functions in both mature and immature brains, disturbance of the serotonergic system by ethanol exposure in utero can be cause of a wide range of psychiatric problems in adulthood. In the...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Ohta K,Sakata-Haga H,Fukui Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome (CCMS) is a very rare syndrome characterized by micrognathia and posterior rib gap, with a poor prognosis. To date, only 75 cases have been reported worldwide. The overall survival rate for patients with this disorder has not been reported, and a classification of the patients on the ...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Nagasawa H,Yamamoto Y,Kohno Y

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When amniocentesis reveals a mosaic karyotype and the baby presents with multiple malformations, an analysis of the baby's peripheral blood typically reveals a mosaic karyotype. We present a boy who was prenatally diagnosed by amniocentesis as having trisomy 9 mosaicisim but who had normal G-banding results on postnat...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Kosaki R,Hanai S,Kakishima H,Okada MA,Hayashi S,Ito Y,Takahashi T,Kosaki K,Okuyama T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common form of male infertility is a low sperm count, known as oligozoospermia. Studies suggest that oligozoospermia is associated with epigenetic alterations. Epigenetic alterations in sperm, which may arise due to the exposure of gametes to environmental factors or those that pre-exist in the sperm of infer...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Kitamura A,Miyauchi N,Hamada H,Hiura H,Chiba H,Okae H,Sato A,John RM,Arima T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old gravida 2, para 1 woman, with a previous uneventful pregnancy, underwent first trimester ultrasound screening for Down syndrome at 13 weeks according to the Fetal Medicine Foundation guidelines (http://www.fetalmedicine.com/pdf/11-14/english/FMF-English.pdf). The ultrasound showed increased nuchal transl...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Tonni G,Azzoni D,Ambrosetti F,de Felice C,Ventura A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the high cost and the long-term assessment of developmental toxicity testing in mammals, the vertebrate zebrafish has become a useful alternative model organism for high-throughput developmental toxicity testing. Zebrafish is also very favorable for the 3R perspective in toxicology; however, the methodologies use...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Nishimura Y,Inoue A,Sasagawa S,Koiwa J,Kawaguchi K,Kawase R,Maruyama T,Kim S,Tanaka T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human genome harbors approximately 2000 genes that encode microRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs of approximately 20-22 nt that mediate post-transcriptional gene silencing. MiRNAs are generated from long transcripts through stepwise processing by the Drosha/DGCR8, Exportin-5/RanGTP and Dicer/TRBP complexes. Giv...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Kawahara Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are effective treatments for infertility and are widely provided at infertility clinics. Although IVF and related ART procedures are generally considered safe, some studies have suggested an excess occurrence of major malformations, low bi...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Shiota K,Yamada S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eye is a sensory organ that primarily captures light and provides the sense of sight, as well as delivering non-visual light information involving biological rhythms and neurophysiological activities to the brain. Since the early 1990s, rapid advances in molecular biology have enabled the identification of develop...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Ohuchi H,Sato K,Habuta M,Fujita H,Bando T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Müllerian duct anomalies are infrequently encountered clinical problems and often present with difficulty in diagnosis. A high level of suspicion is the key to diagnosis, which is usually made soon after menarche. However, this is the first reported case of uterus didelphys with obstructed hemivagina and pyocolpos wit...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Rana R,Pasrija S,Puri M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a patient whose L1CAM gene in X-chromosome has a C924T transition. Her first son's ventriculomegaly was prenatally detected. A mature infant was born, his head circumference was large, and thumbs were bilaterally adducted. X-linked hydrocephalus (XLH) was suspected. The DNA examination revealed th...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Serikawa T,Nishiyama K,Tohyama J,Tazawa R,Goto K,Kuriyama Y,Haino K,Kanemura Y,Yamasaki M,Nakata K,Takakuwa K,Enomoto T

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive prenatal diagnostic methods posing no danger to the embryo have been desired for many years in the field of prenatal medicine. We are in the process of improving the lectin method that we developed for recovering fetus-derived nucleated red blood cells (NRBC) in the maternal peripheral blood. We previousl...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Wachi T,Kitagawa M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial cases of isolated abdominal wall defects with variable expressivity in more than one generation have rarely been observed. We report four affected individuals within a small three-generation family with either variable non-syndromic abdominal wall defects or external genital anomalies. We discuss the possible...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Wonkam A,Extermann P,Birraux J,Fokstuen S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent development of biomedical engineering as well as basic biology and medicine has enabled us to induce cell-based regeneration of body tissue to self-repair defective tissue or substitute biological functions of damaged organs. For successful tissue regeneration, it is indispensable to give cells an environment s...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Tabata Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a boy with a de novo partial monosomy 16p13-pter and partial trisomy 16q22-qter detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization using subtelomeric probes for 16p and 16q. The boy had facial characteristics, skeletal features, congenital heart defects, an imperforate anus, urogenital malformations,...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Yamada K,Uchiyama A,Arai M,Kubodera K,Yamamoto Y,Orii KO,Nagasawa H,Masuno M,Kohno Y

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historical control data on rodent developmental toxicity studies, performed between 1994 and 2010, were obtained from 19 laboratories in Japan, including 10 pharmaceutical and chemical companies and nine contract research organizations. Rats, mice, and hamsters were used for developmental toxicity studies. Data includ...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Ema M,Endoh K,Fukushima R,Fujii S,Hara H,Hirata-Koizumi M,Hirose A,Hojo H,Horimoto M,Hoshino N,Hosokawa Y,Imai Y,Inada H,Inawaka K,Itoh K,Katsumata Y,Izumi H,Kato H,Maeda M,Matsumoto K,Matsuo S,Matsuoka T,Mats

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six pediatric cases including four infants with congenital polymicrogyria including the perisylvian region are presented herein. Their clinical features were analyzed and compared with patients suffering from congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome (CBPS). Two specific abnormalities were diagnosed as accompanying di...

journal_title：Congenital anomalies

authors： Takano T,Matsuwake K,Yoshioka S,Takeuchi Y

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00