Neural Tube Defects
Neural tube defects (NTDs), including spina bifida and anencephaly, are severe birth defects of the central nervous system that originate during embryonic development when the neural tube fails to close completely. Human NTDs are multifactorial, with contributions from both genetic and environmental factors. The genetic basis is not yet well understood, but several nongenetic risk factors have been identified as have possibilities for prevention by maternal folic acid supplementation. Mechanisms underlying neural tube closure and NTDs may be informed by experimental models, which have revealed numerous genes whose abnormal function causes NTDs and have provided details of critical cellular and morphological events whose regulation is essential for closure. Such models also provide an opportunity to investigate potential risk factors and to develop novel preventive therapies.
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Birth Defects Research
21 publications, 4.1%
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Development (Cambridge)
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Scientific Reports
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Reproductive Toxicology
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Child's Nervous System
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Human Molecular Genetics
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Frontiers in Pediatrics
5 publications, 0.98%
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Molecular Neurobiology
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PLoS ONE
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Developmental Biology
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Prenatal Diagnosis
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Cureus
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Cells
4 publications, 0.78%
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Frontiers in Genetics
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Cell Death and Disease
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EBioMedicine
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Cell Reports
4 publications, 0.78%
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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Environmental International
4 publications, 0.78%
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Science of the Total Environment
4 publications, 0.78%
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Molecular genetics & genomic medicine
4 publications, 0.78%
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Advanced Science
4 publications, 0.78%
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DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms
3 publications, 0.59%
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Epigenetics and Chromatin
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Clinical Epigenetics
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Nature Communications
3 publications, 0.59%
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FASEB Journal
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Elsevier
109 publications, 21.29%
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Springer Nature
88 publications, 17.19%
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Wiley
79 publications, 15.43%
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MDPI
32 publications, 6.25%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
28 publications, 5.47%
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
21 publications, 4.1%
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Oxford University Press
15 publications, 2.93%
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The Company of Biologists
13 publications, 2.54%
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
12 publications, 2.34%
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Taylor & Francis
10 publications, 1.95%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
7 publications, 1.37%
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BMJ
6 publications, 1.17%
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Walter de Gruyter
5 publications, 0.98%
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
4 publications, 0.78%
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Cambridge University Press
4 publications, 0.78%
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Annual Reviews
4 publications, 0.78%
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JMIR Publications
3 publications, 0.59%
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SAGE
3 publications, 0.59%
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IntechOpen
3 publications, 0.59%
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Medknow
3 publications, 0.59%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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S. Karger AG
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The Royal Society
2 publications, 0.39%
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Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
2 publications, 0.39%
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Hindawi Limited
2 publications, 0.39%
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
2 publications, 0.39%
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eLife Sciences Publications
2 publications, 0.39%
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SciELO
2 publications, 0.39%
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 publication, 0.2%
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- Statistics recalculated weekly.