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The aim of this study was to examine matrilineal risk in families with neural tube defects by comparing adverse pregnancy outcomes among maternal and paternal first cousin pregnancies.
Abstract:
Adverse pregnancy outcomes may be more frequent among sibs of individuals with neural tube defects (NTDs), and transmission of risk in families with an NTD may be more frequent among maternal relatives. In a study designed to evaluate matrilineal risk for NTDs, we compared adverse pregnancy outcomes among maternal and paternal first cousin pregnancies. Pregnancy histories were obtained more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - neural tube defects - condiction
Categories:
neural tube defects
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Am J Med Genet A,
Vol: 140 Page: 52-61 January 2006
J. Byrne; S. Carolan
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