EUROCAT is a
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
an organization that describes itself as "a network of population-based registries for the epidemiological surveillance of congenital anomalies, covering 1.5 million births in 20 countries of Europe".
They were founded in 1979, with the goal of improving the collection of data about
congenital disorder
A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. The disabilities c ...
s, and the standardization of that data.
They have published extensions to
ICD-10 Chapter Q, which helps to provide unique codes for individual conditions.
, approximately a quarter of new births in the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...
are reported to EUROCAT.
See also
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Rare disease
A rare disease is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population. In some parts of the world, an orphan disease is a rare disease whose rarity means there is a lack of a market large enough to gain support and resources for discov ...
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Databases in the United Kingdom
International medical associations of Europe
Genetic diseases and disorders
Genetics in the United Kingdom
Medical databases
Ulster University
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