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Definition of congenital malformation #87

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
The current definition of congenital malformation is: A structurally anomalous 
part of an organism acquired during fetal development and present at birth (but 
not necessarily hereditary) which is hypothesized to be harmful for the 
organism.

I think it should be modified to not specify that it is acquired during fetal 
development, but rather that it is acquired during the development during which 
it develops, as not all anatomical structures are present at birth. An example 
would be hypodontia in which certain teeth fail to develop at all leading to a 
malformed dental arch.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by alanruttenberg@gmail.com on 20 Dec 2014 at 5:37

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Barry says: It should conform with what the Human Phenotype Ontology says on 
this, I guess.

Original comment by alanruttenberg@gmail.com on 21 Dec 2014 at 4:05