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British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers

  

Welcome to BINOCAR

 

Who are we?

 

We are a group of regional and disease-specific registers collecting information about congenital anomalies occurring in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

  

This website provides information for health professionals, parents and other members of the public, in partnership with EUROCAT.

 

 

What is a congenital anomaly?

 

A congenital anomaly is defined as any defect present at delivery, probably originating before birth, and includes structural, chromosomal, genetic and biochemical defects and malformations.

             

 Forthcoming events

 

Mar 23 

BINOCAR Management Committee

 

 

June 14 

EUROCAT Registry Leaders' Meeting

 

 

See all forthcoming events

 

 

 

 

News

 

BINOCAR launches its first annual surveillance report on congenital anomalies

14 December 2011

BINOCAR has launched the first annual surveillance report using data from five regional registers and two disease specific registers for 2009.  Click on the title above for a link to the report, executive summary and press release and for the media coverage of this report.

 

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