Sentences with phrase «common major birth defects»

Cleft lip and palate are two of the most common major birth defects.

Many children with congenital heart disease (CHD)-- the most common major birth defect in the United States — sustain brain damage that often leads to problems with behavior, thinking, and learning.

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Congenital heart defects are the most common anomalies in infants, affecting every 8 births per 1,000, and are a major cause of infant illness and death, despite significant advancements in medical care.

Aneuploidy (an abnormal number of chromosomes) is the most common genetic alteration in human tumors and a major cause for birth defects (Figure 4).

Errors in chromosome segregation are a major cause for birth defects and embryonic lethality in humans, and the most common genetic alteration in human tumors is aberrant chromosome numbers, called aneuploidy.