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Prevalence of microcephaly in Europe: population based study
Morris, Joan K.; Rankin, Judith; Garne, Ester; Loane, Maria; Greenlees, Ruth; Addor, Marie-Claude; Arriola, Larraitz; Barisic, IngeborgObjectives: To provide contemporary estimates of the prevalence of microcephaly in Europe, determine if the diagnosis of microcephaly is consistent across Europe, and evaluate whether changes in prevalence would be detected using the current European surveillance performed by EUROCAT (the European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies). Design: Questionnaire and population based observational study. Setting: 24 ...
Holt Oram syndrome: a registry-based study in Europe
Barisic, Ingeborg; Boban, Ljubica; Greenlees, Ruth; Garne, Ester; Wellesley, Diana; Calzolar, Elisa; Addor, Marie-Claude; Arriola, LarraitzBackground: Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by upper limb anomalies and congenital heart defects. We present epidemiological and clinical aspects of HOS patients using data from EUROCAT (European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies) registries. Methods:The study was based on data collected during 1990–2011 by 34 registries. The registries are population based and use mu...
Paper 2: EUROCAT public health indicators for congenital anomalies in Europe
Khoshnood, Babak; Greenlees, Ruth; Loane, Maria; Dolk, Helen; EUROCAT Project Management Committee; EUROCAT Working GroupThe purpose of this article is to present the specific public health indicators recently developed by EUROCAT that aim to summarize important aspects of the public health impact of congenital anomalies in a few quantitative measures. METHODS: The six indicators are: (1) congenital anomaly perinatal mortality, (2) congenital anomaly prenatal diagnosis prevalence, (3) congenital anomaly termination of pregnancy, ...
Paper 4: EUROCAT statistical monitoring: identification and investigation of te...
Loane, Maria; Dolk, Helen; Kelly, Alan; Teljeur, Conor; Greenlees, Ruth; Densem, James; EUROCAT Working GroupAs part of EUROCAT’s surveillance of congenital anomalies in Europe, a statistical monitoring system has been developed to detect recent clusters or long-term (10 year) time trends. The purpose of this article is to describe the system for the identification and investigation of 10-year time trends, conceived as a ‘‘screening’’ tool ultimately leading to the identification of trends which may be due to changing...
Paper 3: EUROCAT data quality indicators for population-based registries of con...
Loane, Maria; Dolk, Helen; Garne, Ester; Greenlees, Ruth; EUROCAT Working GroupThe European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT) network of population-based congenital anomaly registries is an important source of epidemiologic information on congenital anomalies in Europe covering live births, fetal deaths from 20 weeks gestation, and terminations of pregnancy for fetal anomaly. EUROCAT’s policy is to strive for high-quality data, while ensuring consistency and transparency acro...