spina bifida
MONDO:0008449Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names spina bifida yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A congenital neural tube defect in which vertebrae are not fully formed. It results in the protrusion of the spinal cord through the opening of the vertebrae.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0008449), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- FKBP8HGNC:3724
- Moderate · PanelApp Australia · Autosomal dominant · 2025
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: spina bifida
- Also called
- rachischisisspina bifida (disease)spinal meningocelespinal myelocelespinal myelomeningocele