title: Structural anomalies resulting from vascular disruption.
abstract: A diverse yet distinctive group of disorders and structural anomalies result from vascular disruption of embryonic and fetal blood vessels. The extent of damage, timing in gestation, and the mechanism of vascular disruption all determine the nature of the resultant structural anomalies. The developing human remains susceptible throughout pregnancy to teratogenic agents and events that alter uterine, placental, and embryonic or fetal circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Van Allen
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D003042:Cocaine; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine