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. 2018 Oct;9(4):407-410.
doi: 10.1007/s12687-018-0367-3. Epub 2018 May 7.

EUROCAT: an update on its functions and activities

F D Tucker  1 , J K Morris  2 ; JRC Management Committee; A Neville  3 , E Garne  4 , A Kinsner-Ovaskainen  5 , M Lanzoni  5 , M A Loane  6 , S Martin  5 , C Nicholl  5 , J Rankin  7 , A K Rissmann  7   8
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EUROCAT: an update on its functions and activities

F D Tucker et al. J Community Genet. 2018 Oct.

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  • Correction to: EUROCAT: an update on its functions and activities.
    Tucker FD, Morris JK; JRC-EUROCAT Management Committee; Neville A, Garne E, Kinsner-Ovaskainen A, Lanzoni M, Loane MA, Martin S, Nicholl C, Rankin J, Rissmann AK. Tucker FD, et al. J Community Genet. 2019 Apr;10(2):323. doi: 10.1007/s12687-018-0392-2. J Community Genet. 2019. PMID: 30361973 Free PMC article.

Abstract

This paper provides an outline of the development and growth of EUROCAT, the European network of congenital anomaly registers. In recent years the network has been through a period of transition and change. The Central Register of data has transferred from the Ulster University to the EU Joint-Research-Centre, Ispra, Italy.The benefits of combining data from across Europe, from different populations and countries are described by the uses to which these data can be put. These uses include:. surveillance of anomalies at a local, regional or pan-European level. pharmacovigilance. registration of rare diseasesNew studies and projects are underway, including EUROlinkCAT (a Horizon 2020 funded data-linkage project), promising a fruitful future in further research of congenital anomalies.

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