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Maternal and paternal risk factors for anorectal malformations: a Dutch case-control study.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Mar 2010
van Rooij Iris A L M, Wijers Charlotte H W, Rieu Paul N M A, Hendriks Hester S, Brouwers Marijn M, Knoers Nine V, de Blaauw Ivo, Roeleveld Nel
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BACKGROUND: Anorectal malformations (ARM) are major congenital malformations that usually require a multitude of surgical procedures at a very early age and have a large impact on the lives of patients and their parents. The causes of ARM are still largely unknown, but they are assumed to have a multifactorial etiology. A few studies focused on environmental risk factors, but evidence is still scarce. METHODS: In...
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