Adverse reproductive outcomes among pregnancies of aunts and (spouses of) uncles in Irish families with neural tube defects

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 140 A, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-61

  Byrne, Julianne ^a   Carolan, Susan ^a  

^a BOYNE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Family study; Ireland; Miscarriages; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy outcomes; Preterm births; Uncles and aunts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; EVALUATION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; IRELAND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 30144441162     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31049     Document Type: Article

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