History and highlights of the teratological collection in the Narrenturm, Vienna (Austria)
| Autor: | Lucas L. Boer, Susanne Gerit Kircher, Helga Rehder, Jana Behunova, Eduard Winter, Helmut Ringl, Anke Scharrer, Elke de Boer, Roelof‐Jan Oostra |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Medical Biology, ACS - Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, ARD - Amsterdam Reproduction and Development |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center
Neurodevelopmental disorders Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 7] congenital anomalies Narrenturm museum syndromes Other Research Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 0] Genetics historical collections Genetics (clinical) teratology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 191, 5, pp. 1301-1324 American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 191, 1301-1324 American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 191(5), 1301-1324. Wiley-Liss Inc. |
| ISSN: | 1301-1324 1552-4825 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 291894.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) The collection of the Narrenturm in Vienna houses and maintains more than 50,000 objects including approximately 1200 teratological specimens; making it one of the biggest collections of specimens from human origin in Europe. The existence of this magnificent collection-representing an important resource for dysmorphology research, mostly awaiting contemporary diagnoses-is not widely known in the scientific community. Here, we show that the Narrenturm harbors a wealth of specimens with (exceptionally) rare congenital anomalies. These museums can be seen as physical repositories of human malformation, covering hundreds of years of dedicated collecting and preserving, thereby creating unique settings that can be used to expand our knowledge of developmental conditions that have to be preserved for future generations of scientists. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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