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Cerebral ultrasound abnormalities in offsprings of women with C677T homozygous mutation in the MTHFR gene: a prospective study.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP - 1 May 2015
Pogliani Laura, Cerini Chiara, Penagini Francesca, Duca Piergiorgio, Mameli Chiara, Zuccotti Gian Vincenzo
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BACKGROUND: Perinatal stroke is a common cause of neurologic disability. Being clinically under-recognized, its true incidence is not known. Maternal thrombophilia is likely to be a predisposing factor. To date, a general consensus for evaluation of babies born to mothers with genetic thrombotic predisposition is missing. This study was undertaken to assess the frequency of cerebral abnormalities in the offspring...
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