abnormal neural crest cell morphology abnormal trunk neural crest cell morphology 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z MP:0013013 MPheno.ontology abnormal body NCC morphology abnormal body neural crest cell morphology abnormal truncal NCC morphology abnormal truncal neural crest cell morphology abnormal trunk NCC morphology any structural anomaly of the neural crest cells (NCCs) that arise from the trunk neural crest (located between the vagal and sacral neural crest) and differentiate into a variety of cell types, including melanocytes, the neurons and glia of the dorsal root and sympathetic ganglia, Schwann (precursor) cells, chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla, and the nerve clusters surrounding the aorta csmith