Birth defect
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A congenital disorder is any medical condition that is present at birth. However, a congenital disorder can be recognized before birth (prenatally), at birth, years later, or never. The term congenital does not imply or exclude a genetic cause.
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See also
- Idiopathic
- List of congenital disorders
- List of ICD-9 codes 740-759: Congenital anomalies
- Malformative syndrome
- March of Dimes
- Mitochondrial disease
- National Birth Defects Prevention Network, founded 1997
- Supernumerary body part
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