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The inheritance of groin hernia: a systematic review.
Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery - 1 Apr 2013
Burcharth J, Pommergaard H C, Rosenberg J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Groin hernia has been proposed to be hereditary; however, a clear hereditary pattern has not been established yet. The purpose of this review was to analyze studies evaluating family history and inheritance patterns and to investigate the possible heredity of groin hernias. METHODS: A literature search in the MEDLINE and Embase databases was performed with the following search terms: genetics,...
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