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Adverse effects of prenatal methimazole exposure.
Teratology - 1 Nov 2001
Di Gianantonio E, Schaefer C, Mastroiacovo P P, Cournot M P, Benedicenti F, Reuvers M, Occupati B, Robert E, Bellemin B, Addis A, Arnon J, Clementi M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A specific phenotype of methimazole (MMI) induced malformations has recently been postulated. MMI embryopathy is characterized by minor dysmorphic features, choanal atresia and/or esophageal atresia, growth retardation, and developmental delay. METHODS: We prospectively studied the outcome of pregnancy in 241 women counseled by 10 Teratology Information Services (TIS) of the European Network of...
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