"Congenital Abnormalities" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Malformations of organs or body parts during development in utero.
| Descriptor ID |
D000013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.131
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| Concept/Terms |
Congenital Abnormalities- Congenital Abnormalities
- Abnormality, Congenital
- Congenital Abnormality
- Deformities
- Deformity
- Congenital Defects
- Congenital Defect
- Defect, Congenital
- Defects, Congenital
- Abnormalities, Congenital
- Birth Defects
- Birth Defect
- Defect, Birth
- Defects, Birth
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Congenital Abnormalities" by people in this website by year, and whether "Congenital Abnormalities" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Congenital Abnormalities" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal Fish Intake in the Year Prior to Conception and Birth Defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011. Birth Defects Res. 2026 May; 118(5):e70053.
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Loss of the maternal effect gene NLRP2 impairs embryonic and extra-embryonic development, revealing a novel genetic cause of congenital anomalies?. Biol Reprod. 2026 04 13; 114(4):1469-1485.
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Differences in congenital anomalies in unassisted conception vs. in vitro fertilization in dichorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies. Fertil Steril. 2026 May; 125(5):845-851.
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Joint effects of IVF and cancer history on birth outcomes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2026 Mar; 43(3):911-922.
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Structural birth defects and leukemia risk in children with Down syndrome. Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 11; 16(1):1741.
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The Perspectives and Experiences of Prospective Parents Declining Diagnostic Prenatal Genome Sequencing in Continuing Pregnancies With Fetal Structural Anomalies. Prenat Diagn. 2026 05; 46(5-6):727-736.
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Health Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors with Congenital Anomalies in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Dec 01; 34(12):2228-2238.
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Maternal Race and Ethnicity and Mortality Differences Among Infants with Birth Defects: A Statewide Cohort Analysis in Texas. J Pediatr. 2026 02; 289:114877.
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Prenatal Metabolomics Analysis and Fetal Congenital Anomalies and Genetic Conditions: A Review of Current Literature. Prenat Diagn. 2025 11; 45(12):1544-1558.
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Increase in Health Care Utilization of Texas Infants with Congenital Anomalies Following Senate Bill 8. J Pediatr. 2026 01; 288:114823.