"We removed the mouse Crkl gene ourselves and confirmed that some of the mice developed neural tube defects, including spina bifida." Most of the other genes in 22q11.2 deletion were subsequently ...

When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly, a disorder called spina bifida arises... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

This condition is the most serious form of spina bifida, a set of congenital ... that a vitamin could dramatically reduce cases of neural tube defects. It was folic acid, a compound since then ...

Spina bifida, usually apparent at birth, is a type of neural tube defect in which the neural tube does not completely close during development in the womb resulting in damage to the spinal cord and ...

Members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery, the Global Alliance for Prevention of Spina ...

Because of his spina bifida, a spinal condition where the neural tube doesn’t close completely or form properly, Ezra has weaker ankles than most kids and uses ankle-foot orthosis (AFOs ...

Scientists make a significant breakthrough in understanding the genetic causes of spina bifida, a serious birth defect ...

Caption Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such as spina bifida, suggests research by an ...

That's why, taking the recommended daily amount of folic acid can reduce the chance of a baby having a neural tube birth defect, like spina bifida, by up to 70%. Because of that, anyone of ...

Abnormal levels indicate the possibility (not existence) of Down syndrome or a neural-tube defect such as spina bifida, which can then be confirmed by ultrasound or amniocentesis. When blood drawn ...

Our laboratory makes use of a variety of such mice to understand the mechanism by which nutrients such as folic acid prevents common birth defects, including neural tube (Spina bifida) and heart ...