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| ID | DOID:0050665 |
| Name | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| Definition | A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder that results in severe mental and physical defects which can develop in a child when the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy. The presenting features include craniofacial dysmorphology (microcephaly, smooth philtrum, thin upper lip, small eye openings), pre- and postnatal growth deficiency, and central nervous system dysfunction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_alcohol_syndrome, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/facts.html |
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