Birth Defects Research

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Believing in science	32
Protective Role of Vitamin B6 Against Teratogenic Effects Induced by Lead in Chick Embryo	30
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Reply to Correspondence “Beyond Aggregate Risk: Drug‐ and Organ‐Specific Nuances in Counseling on Antidepressant Teratogenicity” (Tsai et al. 2025)	26
Prenatal Exposure to Methamphetamine and Its Association With Birth Outcomes: A Meta‐Analysis	25
How Does Maternal Lipopolysaccharide Exposure Impact Prenatal Testicular Development in Rats, and Could α‐Tocopherol Provide a Protective Effect? A Histological, Immunohistochemical and Biochemical St	24
Community‐Engaged Research and the Use of Open Access ToxVal/ToxRef In Vivo Databases and New Approach Methodologies (NAM) to Address Human Health Risks From Environme	24
Domestic Use of Solvents and Pesticides and the Risk of Hypospadias in Offspring: A Case–Control Study From Brittany, France	22
Society for birth defects research and prevention's multidisciplinary research needs workshop 2022: A call to action	22
Maternal cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption and congenital diaphragmatic hernia	22
Dolutegravir and rat whole embryo culture	21
Developmental exposure to the flame retardant, triphenyl phosphate, causes long‐lasting neurobehavioral and neurochemical dysfunction	20
A Case Report: Co‐Occurrence of TNRC6B Gene Variant and Xq28 Microdeletion Syndrome With Comprehensive Literature Review	19
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Reversible effects on female rat fertility with abrocitinib, a Janus kinase 1 inhibitor	16
In vitro fertilization and pregnancy outcomes of women with X chromosome abnormality: A case series	16
Why Has Gastroschisis Increased Over Time and Why Is It More Common in Infants of Young Mothers?	16
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Potential risk factors for hypospadias and negative correlation with DICER1 (rs3742330) A>G variant in Algerian population: A case‐control study	16
Emerging understanding of the effects of cannabis use during pregnancy	15
Using a health observance event to raise awareness: An assessment of World Birth Defects Day	14
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Transmission of behavioral and cognitive impairments across generations in rats subjected to prenatal valproic acid exposure	13

Absence of developmental and reproductive toxicity in rats, rabbits, and zebrafish embryos exposed to antimalarial drug cabamiquine	13
A narrative review of exercise dose during pregnancy	12
Otocephaly Diagnosed Prenatally: A Case Study of a Rare Congenital Defect	12
Cannabidiol impairs neural tube closure in mouse whole embryo culture	12
Developmental safety of nirmatrelvir in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos	12
Developmental toxicity induced by brodifacoum in zebrafish (Danio rerio) early life stages	12
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Antifungal medication use during early pregnancy and the risk of congenital heart defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997–2011	11
Evaluating the proportion of isolated cases among a spectrum of birth defects in a population‐based registry	11
Application of zebrafish in the study of craniomaxillofacial developmental anomalies	11
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Outcome of children with multicystic dysplastic kidney: Does involved side matter?	10
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Pediatric Neurosurgical Congenital Anomalies at Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital, Tanzania	10
Assessing Environmental Risks Factors in Anorectal Malformations: Case Report and Literature Review	10
A case of Williams syndrome with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome	10
Prevalence of critical congenital heart defects and selected co‐occurring congenital anomalies, 2014–2018: A U.S. population‐based study	10
Prenatal diagnosis of SLC25A24 Fontaine progeroid syndrome: description of the fetal phenotype, genotype and detection of parental mosaicism	10
Assessing the Readability, Credibility, and Accuracy of Online Vaccine Information for Pregnant and Lactating Individuals: A Cross‐Platform Analysis	10
A comparison of infants' birth defects self‐reported by mothers with data provided by general practitioners: Data from the Dutch Pregnancy Drug Register	10
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Malarial PI4K inhibitor induced diaphragmatic hernias in rat: Potential link with mammalian kinase inhibition	9
Identifying possible inaccuracy in reported birth head circumference measurements among infants in the US Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry	9
Use of vasoactive medications in pregnancy and the risk of stillbirth among birth defect cases	8
Prevalence of congenital anomalies in the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao	8
Publicly funded healthcare costs associated with orofacial clefts for children born in Alberta, Canada between 2002 and 2018	8
Translational potential of hiPSCs in predictive modeling of heart development and disease	8
Embryo‐fetal safety evaluation of ondansetron in rats	8
An assessment of the reliability of 52 enhanced preliminary embryofetal development studies to detect developmental toxicity	8
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MotherToBaby and CDC: Partnering to Provide a Rapid and Personalized Response to COVID‐19 Vaccine Inquiries During Pregnancy and Lactation	8
Ezh2‐dependent methylation in oral epithelia promotes secondary palatogenesis	8
Effects of Pre‐Conception Stress and Dracocephalum moldavica Extract on Sperm Parameters and Sex Hormones in Parents and Offspring	8
Juvenile toxicity study of PF‐07256472/recifercept, a recombinant human soluble fibroblast growth factor receptor 3, in 2–3‐month‐old cynomolgus monkeys	8
Valproic acid induced selective apoptosis of ocular fibrous tunic in mice fetuses	8
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Birth outcomes following in utero co‐exposure to tobacco and marijuana	7
Birth defects surveillance: Working together to advance science	7
Correction to “Comments on “Maternal–fetal safety evaluation of an aqueous extract of Casearia sylvestris [AECS] leaves in rats” (Nagaoka et al., 2023 [DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2	7
Correction to “Determination and analysis of sex ratios in heme oxygenase 1 gene targeted mouse embryos”	7
Post‐mortem rapid aneuploidy testing for holoprosencephaly	7
Determination and analysis of sex ratios in heme oxygenase 1 gene targeted mouse embryos	7
Chloroacetonitrile reduces rat prenatal bone length and induces oxidative stress, apoptosis, and DNA damage in rat fetal liver	7
Intake of Trans‐Fat Diet With Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure Induce Global DNA Methylation in Rats Offspring	7
Racial and ethnic differences in infant survival for hydrocephaly—Texas, 1999–2017	7
Effect of Nigella sativa Consumption During Pregnancy on Fertility, Morphological and Behaviors of Mice Offspring	7
A new 90‐day drinking water study of sodium cyanide in rats to further evaluate National Toxicology Program findings and inform risk assessment	7
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Enhancing the Classification of Congenital Heart Defects for Outcome Association Studies in Birth Defects Registries	7
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A global update on the status of prevention of folic acid‐preventable spina bifida and anencephaly in year 2022	7

World health assembly resolution for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and associated neural tube defects—A case study of global partnerships for a successful resolution adoption	6
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A Generalized Machine Learning Model for Identifying Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) Using ICD Codes	6
PTBP3 Associated With 9q32 Locus Is a Candidate Gene for Nager Syndrome	6
Sex‐dependent alterations of inflammatory factors, oxidative stress, and histopathology of the brain‐gut axis in a VPA‐induced autistic‐like model of rats	6
Rodent anogenital distance recommendations	6
Periconceptional use of vitamin A and the risk of giving birth to a child with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts—A meta‐analysis	6
Paternal Valproate Treatment and Risk of Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Precautionary Regulatory Measures Are Insufficiently Substantiated	6
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Ascertainment of malformations in pregnancy registries: Lessons learned in the North American AED Pregnancy Registry	6
The outcome and complications of modern staged repair surgery in newborns with classic bladder exstrophy in different genders: A retrospective study	6
A global update on the status of prevention of folic acid‐preventable spina bifida and anencephaly in year 2020: 30‐Year anniversary of gaining knowledge about folic acid's prevention potential for ne	6
Hypothesized pathogenesis of acardius acephalus, acormus, amorphus, anceps, acardiac edema, single umbilical artery, and pump twin risk prediction	6
Population‐based surveillance for birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection including 3‐year mortality and developmental outcomes, and Early Intervention Program service use—New York C	6
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Survival of Children With Critical Congenital Heart Defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study	6
Knowledge of periconceptional folic acid supplementation and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Hawassa, South Ethiopia	6
Associations between maternal reports of periconceptional fever from miscellaneous causes and structural birth defects	6
Beyond Aggregate Risk: Drug‐ and Organ‐Specific Nuances in Counseling on Antidepressant Teratogenicity	5
Reproductive and neurobehavioral effects of maternal exposure to dinotefuran in the F1‐generation mice	5
Temporal Trends of Infant Mortality Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease: National CDC Cohort Analysis (1999–2020)	5
Maternal Separation Exhibits a Sex Dimorphism in Memory Impairments in Adolescent Rats: Acute Methylphenidate Administration as a Treatment	5
Life Course Considerations in Environmental Health: Developmental Neurotoxicity of Domoic Acid at Doses Below Acute Effect Levels in Adult Humans	5
Assessment of postnatal femur development in Wistar Han rats	5
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Gestational exposure to continuous light impairs the development of the female reproductive system in adult Wistar rat offspring	5
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Epigenetic regulation of craniofacial development and disease	5
A Supra‐Numerary Limb Grafted Onto a Sacrococcygeal Mass in a Child With Spinal Dysraphism: Case Report, Dysmorphogenesis, and Management Review	5
Revisiting the testicular toxicity of cyanide: Assessment of the new and existing literature	5
Blastocyst Cavity Expansion Promotes Cell Polarization During Early Development of Mouse Embryos	5
Maternal Exposure to Tap Water Disinfection By‐Products and Risk of Selected Congenital Heart Defects	5
Comparative anatomy, pre‐ and postnatal changes during the development and maturation of the small intestine: Life‐stage influences on exposure	5
Recommendation to change the peer review process	5
Multiple subtypes of coxsackievirus group B can cause congenital heart disease	5
Impact of TMPRSS6 Genetic Variants on Maternal Iron Status in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review	5
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Protective effect of quercetin on fetal development and congenital skeletal anomalies against exposure of pregnant Wistar rats to crude oil vapor	5
Mycophenolate mofetil exposure on embryonic and fetal ear development in rats during pregnancy	5
Prenatal alcohol exposure can be determined from baby teeth: Proof of concept	5
Maternal exposure to heparin products and risk of birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study	5
Behavioral and neuroinflammatory changes caused by glyphosate: Base herbicide in mice offspring	5
Protective effect of Agaricus bisporus mushroom against maternal and fetal damage induced by lead administration during pregnancy in rats	5
Risk of birth defects by pregestational type 1 or type 2 diabetes: National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997–2011	5
Sodium valproate exposure influences the expression of pparg in the zebrafish model	5
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Subdivided Historical Data to Assess Replicability of the Rat Embryo‐Fetal Developmental Toxicity Study	4
Measurement of Androgen‐Sensitive Preweaning Developmental Landmarks in Rodents: Best Practices and Toxicological Significance	4
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The prenatal use of agmatine prevents social behavior deficits in VPA‐exposed mice by activating the ERK/CREB/BDNF signaling pathway	4
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Association Between Self‐Reported Infections and Seropositivity Among Pregnant Women With Gastroschisis: A Case Control Study, With Emphasis on Chlamydia trachomatis	4
In‐utero cannabis exposure and long‐term psychiatric and neurodevelopmental outcomes: The limitations of existing literature and recommendations for future research	4
Factors associated with Medicaid participation among infants born with birth defects in Texas, 2010–2014	4
Analysis of incidence data in developmental toxicity studies: Statistical tests to account for litter effects in fetal defect data	4
Review of the state of science and evaluation of currently available in silico prediction models for reproductive and developmental toxicity: A case study on pesticides	4
Climate and environmental changes exacerbate health disparities in pregnant people and their offspring. How can we protect women and their babies?	4
Maternal Age‐Related Gender Bias in Trisomy 21 and Trisomy 18	4
Early pregnancy vitamin D status and risk of select congenital anomalies in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study	4
The association of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, its treatments, and select birth defects: Findings from the National Birth Defect Prevention Study	4
Homozygous LOXL2 variant in individuals affected by non‐syndromic occipital encephalocele	4
Hypothesis: By‐products of vascular disruption carried in the CSF affect prenatal brain development	4
A case‐control study characterizing polydactyly risk factors in Bogotá and Cali, Colombia between 2002 and 2020	4
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Pregnancy and infant outcomes by trimester of SARS‐CoV ‐2 infection in pregnancy– SET‐NET , 22 jur	4
Gestational exposure to triphenyl phosphate induces epigenetic modifications in C57Bl/6 fetal liver	4
Hdac1 and Hdac2 positively regulate Notch1 gain‐of‐function pathogenic signaling in committed osteoblasts of male mice	4
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Maternal diabetes as a teratogenic factor for congenital heart defects in infants of diabetic mothers	4
Comparing Folic Acid Interventions and Arsenic Reduction Strategies for Neural Tube Defect Prevention in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Decision Analysis	4
A multi‐program analysis of cleft lip with cleft palate prevalence and mortality using data from 22 International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research programs, 1974–2014	4
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Natural history study of Pseudoachondroplasia: A focus on oral health	3
Regulation of Oct4 in stem cells and neural crest cells	3
The relationship between maternal periconceptional micronutrient supplementation and non‐syndromic cleft lip/palate in offspring	3
Investigating the association between vitamin D dietary intake during pregnancy and incidence of clubfoot in neonates	3
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The timing, duration, and severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes among controls without birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study	3
Additional evidence for the vascular disruption defect hypothesis in a novel case of brainstem disconnection syndrome	3
Neighborhood social deprivation and healthcare utilization, disability, and comorbidities among young adults with congenital heart defects: Congenital heart survey to recognize outcomes, needs, and we	3
Conjoined twins and conjoined triplets: At the heart of the matter	3
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Spontaneous Resolution of Molar Tissue in Complete Hydatidiform Mole With a Coexisting Fetus	3
Factors associated with infant sex and preterm birth status for selected birth defects from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997–2011	3
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Docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, and neural tube defects in Tunisian population	3
Risks of Birth Defects Following In Utero Exposures to Unregulated Brominated Haloacetic Acids	3
Investigation of the impact of AXL, TLR3, and STAT2 in congenital Zika syndrome through genetic polymorphisms and protein–protein interaction netw	3
Observed Prevalence of Congenital Situs Inversus in the United States Before and During the SARS‐CoV‐2 Pandemic, 2017–2022	3
Genitourinary infection and gastroschisis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	3
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Bladder augmentation in exstrophy vesicae: Long‐term results of a single experienced center	3
Gastroschisis prevalence patterns in 27 surveillance programs from 24 countries, International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, 1980–2017	3
Maternal hereditary hemolytic anemia and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study	3
Early childhood outcomes of NICU graduates with cytomegalovirus infection in California	3
Implications of abortion legislation on birth defect surveillance	3
Is gastroschisis associated with county‐level socio‐environmental quality during pregnancy?	3
Folate and vitamin B12 status and predicted neural tube defects risk among nonpregnant women of reproductive age from the Malawi National Micronutrient Survey, 2015–20	3
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Describing characteristics of adults with and without congenital heart defects hospitalized with COVID‐19	3
Co‐occurrence of congenital anomalies by maternal race/ethnicity among infants and fetuses with Down syndrome, 2013–2017: A U.S. population‐based analysis	3
Prevalence of vascular disruption anomalies and association with young maternal age: A EUROCAT study to compare the United Kingdom with other European countries	3
Prenatal epigenetic factors are predisposing for neurodevelopmental disorders—Considering placenta as a model	3
A putative adverse outcome network for neonatal mortality and lower birth weight in rodents: Applicability to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances and relevance to human health	3
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Quantitative in vitro to in vivo extrapolation for developmental toxicity potency of valproic acid analogues	3
Risk factors and characteristics of the birth of patients with craniofacial microsomia, a case–control study	3
Prophylactic use of cardiac medications for delay of left ventricular dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy	3
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Vitelline vascular remnant causing intestinal obstruction in a patient with TARP syndrome	3
Association of MTHFR (C677T, A1298C) and MTRR A66G polymorphisms with fatty acids profile and risk of neural tube defects	3
High glucose impairs osteogenic differentiation of embryonic stem cells via early diversion of beta‐catenin from Forkhead box O to T cell factor interaction	3
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Reduction of infant mortality from congenital heart defects in a middle‐income country: Costa Rican experience	2
PDGFRα monoclonal antibody: Assessment of toxicity in juvenile mice administered a murine surrogate antibody of olaratumab	2
HESI workshop summary: Interpretation of developmental and reproductive toxicity endpoints and the impact on data interpretation of adverse events	2
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Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita with isolated lower limb defect and angiokeratoma	2
Evaluation of Gadolinium‐Based Contrast Agents in Juvenile Non‐Human Primates Including Behavioral Evaluations Such as Learning and Memory	2
Lead brownfields and birth defects in North Carolina 2003–2015: A cross‐sectional case–control study	2
COVID‐19 Vaccination During Pregnancy and Birth Defects: Results From the CDC COVID‐19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry, United States 2021–2022	2
Effect of tramadol hydrochloride on neural tube development in 48‐hr chick embryos: Argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region and genetic analysis study	2
New classification of the penoscrotal positional anomalies	2
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Evaluating endocrine disrupting chemicals: A perspective on the novel assessments in CLARITY‐BPA	2
Mechanical dissection and culture of mouse cranial neural crest cells	2
Exercise FITT‐V during pregnancy: Association with birth outcomes	2
Retrospective analysis of neurological findings in esophageal atresia: Allostatic load of disease complexity, cumulative sedation, and anesthesia exposure	2
An example of parenchymal renal sparing in the context of complex malformations due to a novel mutation in the PBX1 gene	2
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Measuring misclassification and sample bias in passive surveillance systems: Improving prevalence estimates of critical congenital heart defects in state‐based passive surveillance systems	2
Fever and antibiotic use in maternal urinary tract infections during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart defects: Findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study	2
Food Fortification Ineffective in Preventing Neural Tube Defects in India due to Regulation Promoting Inadequate Levels of Folic Acid and Vitamin B12	2
Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention Symposium: Health Disparities Within Communities of Color	2
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Toward better assessments of developmental toxicity using stem cell‐based in vitro embryogenesis models	2
Assessing Environmental Justice in Mexico: How Polluting Industries and Healthcare Disparities Impact Congenital Heart Defects	2
Integration and application of new approach methodologies in assessing the developmental hazards: Case study with an antimalarial drug	2
Evaluation of gadolinium‐based contrast agents in pregnant CD‐1 mice and subsequent in utero exposure of the developing offspring, including behavioral evaluations	2
Concomitant genetic defects potentiate the adverse impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on cardiac outflow tract maturation	2
Survival of infants and children born with severe microcephaly, Texas, 1999–2015	2
Functional Evaluation of Neural Tube Defect‐Related Missense Mutations Using In Silico Methods	2
COL1A1 regulates the apoptosis of embryonic stem cells by mediating the PITX1/TBX4 signaling	2
National population‐based estimates for major birth defects, 2016–2020	2
Impact of perinatal exposure counseling on patient reported emotional outcomes and decisional empowerment	2
Case–Control Study of Congenital Anomalies: Study Methods and Nonresponse Bias Assessment	2
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Animal evidence considered in determination of cannabis smoke and Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol as causing reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint): Part III. Proposed	2
Birth defects surveillance for public health practice	2
Prenatal immobility stress: Relationship with oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and intrauterine growth restriction in rats	2
Cannabis during pregnancy: A way to transfer an impairment to later life	2
Childhood Educational Outcomes of Infants Born With Esophageal Atresia With or Without Tracheoesophageal Fistula	2
Hydranencephaly following carbon monoxide poisoning during pregnancy: An uncommon and potentially fatal complication in infant	2
From the Editor‐in‐Chief: Birth Defects Research 2023	2
2021 U.S. Virgin Islands Zika health brigade: Providing recommended pediatric health screenings for children born to mothers with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy	2
BDR Reviewer Thank You	2
Risk of birth defects in pregnant persons with sleep‐disordered breathing during pregnancy	2
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High‐throughput detection of craniofacial defects in fluorescent zebrafish	2
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Prevalence of Congenital Ocular Anomalies in 15 Countries of Europe: Results From the Medikeye Study	2
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