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Registration and sample collection for identification of genetic and public health characteristics of the major birth defects in korea

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Registration Number
KCT0003671
Lead Sponsor
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1400
Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant woman who visits the site for prenatal examination and is diagnosed with congenital abnormalies in fetus and her fetus and husband

-Pregnant woman who visits the site for prenatal examination and is not diagnosed with congenital abnormalies in fetus detected by ultrasonography
-1:1 matching with pregnant women in case group based on their age, their pregnancy week number and gender of their fetus

Exclusion Criteria

- History of childbirth with chromosomal abnormalities
- Parents with balanced translocation carrier
- History of structural birth defects
- Birth abnormalies under prenatal ultrasonography
- Abnormalies in umbilical cord or placenta under prenatal ultrasonography
- History of administration of FDA preganacy Category D drug during pregnancy
- History of illegal drug use
- Maternal diseases potentially associated with fetal defects
- Birth defects discovered after delivery
- Family history of genetic diseases
- Pregnant women who are exposed to clinically harmful environment
- Low birth weight or high birth weight infant
- Pregnant women with abnormal BMI

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relationship between environmental pollution and occurrence of congenital abnormalies
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Risk factors associated with congenital abnormalies
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