Spina Bifida is not located in any gene. Spina bifida is not a genetically inherited disorder. There are people or families that are more likely to have a child with spina bifida because of their environment. They are more likely to eat certain foods than others because that's what their parents cooked and that's what they know how to cook or that's what they have to eat.
Spina bifida is caused by a lack of folic acid (folate). Folate neutralizes valproic acid which is the biggest indicator for spina bifida. In other words, we don't know why but if there are higher than normal levels of valproic acid in your body in the first 15-26 days after conception, your chances of having a child with spina bifida go up.
The only way to prevent it is for women of child bearing age to take a multivitamin with folate everyday even if they are not trying to conceive. Most women don't know they're pregnant when the defect occurs.
There is no particular gene that has been shown to cause spina bifida.
My daughter has Spina Bifida and her daughter has Spina Bifida
There has not yet been a specific chromosome identified as the one responsible for causing spina bifida.
No, spina bifida is a birth defect. Therefore, a person has to be born with spina bifida to have it.
T-7 is the shorthand form for writing Thoracic vertebrae #7. So a child with T-7 spina bifida just means that their spina bifida lesion is located at thoracic vertebrae #7.
No, "Nuera" is not another name for Spina Bifida. Myelomeningocele is another name for Spina Bifida.
Spina Bifida is Latin for "split spine".
Spina bifida
Spina is Latin for "spine" and Bifida is Latin for "split" or "open" and that is exactly what Spina Bifida is, an opening or split in the spine.
S-1 is the shorthand form for writing Sacral vertebrae #1. So a child with S-1 spina bifida just means that their spina bifida lesion is located at sacral vertebrae #1. This vertebrae is located in the lower back, just above the hips.
The Spina Bifida Association of America and SHINE (Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Information Networking Equality) in the UK.
Spina bifida's ICD-9 code is 741 Spina bifida occulta's ICD-9 code is 756.17
One types is spina bifida cystica or spina bifida aperta, which involves a sac filled with spinal contents along the spine.