Article
Maternal risk factors for the VACTERL association: A EUROCAT case–control study
22 Apr 2020
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The VACTERL association (VACTERL) is the nonrandom occurrence of at least three of these congenital anomalies: vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal, and limb anomalies. Despite suggestions for involvement of several genes and nongenetic risk factors from small studies, the etiology of VACTERL remains largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: To identify maternal risk factors for VACTERL in offspring...
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