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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG) Congenital hyperinsulinism; Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) Conjoined twins; Costello syndrome; Craniopagus ...
Carnitine uptake defect (CUD) < 1 in 100,000; Miscellaneous multisystem diseases. Cystic fibrosis (CF) > 1 in 5,000; Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) > 1 in 5,000; Biotinidase deficiency (BIOT) > 1 in 75,000; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) > 1 in 25,000; Classical galactosemia (GALT) > 1 in 50,000; Newborn screening by other methods than ...
Physical congenital abnormalities are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, accounting for more than 20% of all infant deaths. Seven to ten percent of all children [ clarification needed ] will require extensive medical care to diagnose or treat a birth defect.
The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child.
Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes Q00-Q99 within Chapter XVII: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities should be included in this category. The main article for this category is Congenital disorder .
Congenital defects. Having problems with your heart from birth. Genetics. Having genes associated with cardiovascular disease. Other risk factors for cardiovascular disease include:
Fetal abnormalities are conditions that affect a fetus or embryo, are able to be diagnosed prenatally, and may be fatal or cause disease after birth. They may include aneuploidies, structural abnormalities, or neoplasms. Acardiac twin; Achondrogenesis; Achondroplasia
The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include: