MOLECULAR AND GENETIC BASES OF ETIOPATHOGENESIS AND PROPHYLAXIS OF CONGENITAL DEFECTS OF THE NEURAL TUBE

N. V. Kotova, V. O. Maychuk

Keywords: congenital defects of the neural tube, etiopathogenesis, prophylaxis

This review reveals epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, particularly both maternal and embryonic genetic risk factors for spina bifida, clinical features, analysis of data on variants of routine management, prenatal diagnosis and treatment of NTDs.