Primary Recipient

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Amount

$89,119.00

Award Date

9/29/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a life-threatening birth defect, is a major cause of pediatric mortality and mobility. The pathological anomalies are characterized by the inappropriate protrusion of the abdominal contents, possibly including the st