**Appendices and Nomenclature**

T – thoracic vertebra. L – lumbar vertebra. WHO – World Health Organization. EUROCAT – European network of population-based registries for the epidemiological surveillance of congenital anomalies. C677T – variant of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Vangl1 – Vang-like protein 1. Vangl2 – Vang-like protein 2. Scrib – Scribble planar cell polarity protein. Dact1 – Disheveled binding antagonist of β-catein 1. Celsr1 – Cadherin EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 1. Prickle1 – Prickle planar cell polarity protein 1. Ptk7 – Protein tyrosine kinase 7. Fuz – Fuzzy planar cell polarity protein. Fzd6 – Frizzled class receptor 7. Pax3 – Paired box 3. Bmp2 – Bone morphogenetic protein 2. Zic2 – Zic family member 2. C57BL/6 – inbred strain of laborytory mouse. MRI – magnetic resonance imaging.

*Spina Bifida and Craniosynostosis - New Perspectives and Clinical Applications*
