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Birth Defects Cost U.S. Billions Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2007 Doctors Should Test for Down Syndrome

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Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate   Also available in: Spanish   This consumer information fact sheet discusses the birth defect oral-facial clefts and includes information about both forms of the disorder -- cleft lip/palate and isolated cleft palate.... Details > March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Down Syndrome Fact Sheet   Also available in: Spanish   This public health education information fact sheet provides general information about Down syndrome -- a combination of birth defects including mental retardation and characteristic facial features.... Details > NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Marfan Syndrome   Also available in: Spanish   This public health education information fact sheet provides general information on Marfan Syndrome including causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.... Details > March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) I - Hurler, Scheie, and Hurler-Scheie Syndrome   Basic patient education information about MPS I, a mucopolysaccharide disorder that has also been called Hurler syndrome, Hurler-Scheie syndrome and Scheie syndrome. Document discusses what causes thi... Details > National MPS Society, Inc. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) II - Hunter Syndrome   A consumer health information mini-fact sheet about this birth defect -- discusses causes, types and diagnosis. Hunter syndrome is one of the mucopolysaccharide disorders.... Details > National MPS Society, Inc. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) III - Sanfilippo Syndrome   A consumer health information mini-fact sheet about this birth defect -- discusses causes, types and diagnosis. Sanfilippo is one of the mucopolysaccharide disorders.... Details > National MPS Society, Inc. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) IV - Morquio Syndrome   A consumer health information mini-fact sheet about this birth defect -- discusses causes, types and diagnosis. Morquio Syndrome is one of the mucopolysaccharide disorders.... Details > National MPS Society, Inc. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) VI - Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome   A consumer health information mini-fact sheet about Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome that discusses causes, disease types and diagnosis. Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome is one of the mucopolysaccharide disorders.... Details > National MPS Society, Inc. Tay-Sachs Disease A general overview of Tay-Sachs disease that includes a description of the disorder, treatment, prognosis and research information. Suggested reading for more in-depth information, a list of referrals... Details > National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health What is a Urea Cycle Disorder?    This page provides information on treatments and symptoms of Urea Cycle Disorders.... Details > National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation
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