Choose a defect from the following list that you are unfamiliar with:

1. Anecephaly
2. Chiari malformation
3. Hydrocephalus
4. Microcephaly
5. AVMs

Find at least 2 peer reviewed articles that identify either genetic or environmental factors that can lead to that anomaly. Summarize each article and discuss either how the environmental factors could be changed to improve outcomes for the child, or discuss the genetics of the disorder by identifying whether it is a recessive or dominant condition and how it is passed from parent to child.

Your summaries should be at least 300 words in length and your conclusion about the environmental or genetic factors should be at least 200 words, for a total of 800 words.