Anencephaly

Anencephaly is a cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the cephalic end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the 23rd and 26th day of pregnancy, resulting in the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp. Infants with this disorder are born without a forebrain, the largest part of the brain consisting mainly of the cerebral hemispheres . The remaining brain tissue is often exposed - not covered by bone or skin. (From the Wikpedia article Anencephaly.)

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Recent Publications on Anencephaly:
Genetics and development of neural tube defects. Congenital defects of neural tube closure (neural tube defects; NTDs) are...	18th November, 2009	Neural Development Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.	J Pathol. 2009 Nov 13. DOI Direct Link
Regulation of pre-otic brain development by the cephalic neural crest. Emergence of the neural crest (NC) is considered an essential asset in the...	17th November, 2009	Institut de Neurobiologie-Alfred Fessard, Laboratoire Developpement,	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Sep 15;106(37):15774-9. Epub 2009 Aug 31. DOI Direct Link
Antibacterial medication use during pregnancy and risk of birth defects: National Birth Defects Prevention Study. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between antibacterial medications...	4th November, 2009	Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center	Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Nov;163(11):978-85. DOI Direct Link
Effects of folic acid fortification on the prevalence of neural tube defects. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of folic acid-fortified foods on the...	17th October, 2009	Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE,	Rev Saude Publica. 2009 Aug;43(4):565-71. Epub 2009 May 29.
Concomitant craniorachischisis and omphalocele in a male fetus: prenatal magnetic resonance imaging findings and literature review. OBJECTIVE: To present the prenatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...	3rd October, 2009	Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei,	Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Sep;48(3):286-91.
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Anencephaly Clinical Trials:
Genetics of Spina Bifida and Anencephaly

Anencephaly Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7026447	53 human secreted proteins
7202056	Polynucleotides encoding a human cell surface protein with immunoglobulin folds, BGS-19
7205139	Tissue plasminogen activator-like protease
7223558	Polynucleotides encoding three novel human cell surface proteins with leucine rich repeats and immunologobulin folds, BGS2, 3, and 4 and variants thereof
7232667	Keratinocyte growth factor-2 polynucleotides
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