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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 1732-1747; doi:10.3390/ijerph9051732 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Birth Defects in Gaza: Prevalence, Types, Familiarity and Correlation with Environmental Factors 1 2 2 2 2 Awny Naim , Hedaya Al Dalies , Mohammed El Balawi , Eman Salem , Kholud Al Meziny , Raneem Al Shawwa 3, Roberto Minutolo 4 and Paola Manduca 2,5,* 1 Palestinian Energy Authority, Gaza, Palestine; E-Mail: awnynaim@ 2 Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza, Palestine; E-Mails: dr_hyhd@ (H.A.D.); dr_mgb10@ (M.E.B.); memisalem@yahoo.fr (E.S.); lolomnm@ (K.A.M.) 3 IT consultant, Gaza, Palestine; E-Mail: never.say.n0.way@ 4 Nephrology Department, University of Naples, Via Giovanni Paladino, 80138 Napoli, Italy; E-Mail: roberto.minutolo@unina2.it 5 Genetics Department, University of Genoa, C.Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: paolamanduca@; Tel.: +972-597-765-436 or +39-347-254-0531. Received: 16 March 2012; in revised form: 23 April 2012 / Accepted: 25 April 2012 / Published: 7 May 2012 Abstract: This is the first report of registration at birth, and of incidence of major structural birth defects (BD) ob