title: [The incidence and prevalence of malformation syndromes].
abstract: Data on the real incidence and prevalence of malformation syndromes are very scarce. The authors suggest the creation of "ad hoc" registers to improve the knowledge of these syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Epidemiologia e Clinica dei Difetti Congeniti, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mastroiacovo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zampino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Botto
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Serafini
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015995:Prevalence; D012042:Registries; D013577:Syndrome