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Neural tube defects, including spina bifida and anencephaly, are the second most common birth defects with an incidence in Italy of 0.4-1/1,000. Information on factors playing a role in the pathogenesis of spina bifida is based on populations with different exposures, lifestyle, social and cultural habits compared to Italian people. Our objective was to fill this gap by using data from a case-control interview study carried out at the G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, from 2000 to 2008.
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U.O. Neurochirurgia, Istituto G. Gaslini, Largo G. Gaslini, 5, 16148, Genua, Italy. laboratorioNCH@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it
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