Browsing by Author "201-0412098"
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(Universidad de Chile, 2012)Las fisuras orales (FO) corresponden a las malformaciones congénitas de mayor frecuencia en el territorio maxilofacial, su etiología multifactorial involucra factores genéticos y medioambientales, dentro de éste último se ...
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(2013)Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health has reported a meaningful increase of births from teenager mothers (aged less than 20 years) in the period 1990-2008. On the contrary, there was a decrease of births from teenage ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)Background: Holoprosencephaly is a structural anomaly of the brain that consists in a defect of the prosencephalon development that leads to face and neurological defects of variable intensity. Aim: To estimate holoprosencephaly ...
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(2007)Background: The effects of folic acid fortification on neural tube defects is well known. Other reports show a beneficial effect of the fortification on orofacial clefts, urinary malformations and defects caused by limb ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)© 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: Holoprosencephaly is a structural anomaly of the brain that consists in a defect of the prosencephalon development that leads to face and neurological ...
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(Sociedad Chilena de Pediatria, 2016)© 2016 Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría Introduction Several communications have reported a significant increase in the prevalence of gastroschisis at birth in the last three decades. In many Countries it is referred to as ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2008-02)The role of advanced maternal age as a risk factor for congenital malformations in offspring is known. However, the influence of paternal age is not clear. Aim: To evaluate the association between advanced paternal age ...
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(2006)Background: A significant increase in the frequency of twins has been described in the literature as a secondary effect of perinatal supplementation with folic acid. Aim: To verify if the frequency of twins increased in ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2011-01)The Latin American Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC) has performed an epidemiological surveillance of congenital malformations since 1967. This allows to detect any unexpected change in the incidence of ...
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(WILEY-LISS, DIV JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 2003-12-01)Several South American countries are fortifying wheat flour with folie acid. However, only Chile started in 2000 to add 2.2 mg/kg, providing 360 mug daily per capita, an acceptable dosage for preventing the occurrence of ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2006-10)Background: Microtia is a congenital defect characterized by disturbances in the size and form of the ear lobe. Anotia corresponds to the absence of the ear lobe. Aim: To study the prevalence of microtia and anotia at the ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2006-10)Background: Microtia is a congenital defect characterized by disturbances in the size and form of the ear lobe. Anotia corresponds to the absence of the ear lobe. Aim: To study the prevalence of microtia and anotia at the ...
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(SOC. MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-04)Chile has experienced advances in the primary prevention of congenital defects. This article review separately the pre-conception and pre-natal prevention. The first avoids the production of a defective embryo and the ...
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(2013)Background: Congenital malformations (CMF) have an important role in infant mortality. Neural tube defects (NTD) have great relevance from both social and public health points of view. The ECLAMC (Collaborative Latin ...
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(Sociedade Brasileira de Genética, 2016)The presence of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans has led to the development of a multi-ethnic, admixed population in Chile. This study aimed to contribute to the characterization of the uniparental genetic structure ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2006-12)Background: There are some records shrowing that the frequency of Down syndrome is experiencing an increase over time. Aim: To verify whether the frequency of Down syndrome is increasing in the maternity of the University ...
