ABSTRACT
The Center for Birth Defects Information Services, a non-profit scientific collaborative
formed to promote scientific and professional communication in birth defects and human
genetics, operates a number of print and electronic information services designed
to support clinical practice, education, and research. Unique among these services
is Micro BDIS; a self-contained Birth Defects Information System for the personal computer. Subscribers
are able to describe clinical cases or search criteria in a standardized language,
as well as free text. The Micro BDIS evaluation facility then assists in the development of a differential diagnosis.
Unusual cases that do not fit established diagnosis may be submitted to an Unknowns Registry.
