MeSH Heading	Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Tree Number	C16
Annotation	used for searching: indexers and catalogers apply specifics
Scope Note	Diseases existing at birth and often before birth, or that develop during the first month of life ( INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES), regardless of causation. Of these diseases, those characterized by structural deformities are termed CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES.
Entry Term	Congenital Disorders
Entry Term	Disorders, Congenital
Entry Term	Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Allowable Qualifiers	BL CF CI CL CO DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RA RH RI RT SU TH UL UR US VE VI
Entry Version	CONGENITAL HEREDITARY NEONATAL DIS ABNORM
History Note	2002; use explode 1971-1997
Date of Entry	19990101
Unique ID	D009358

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
		Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]  +
		Fetal Diseases [C16.300]  +
		Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]  +
		Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]  +