Choanal atresia associated with maternal hyperthyroidism treated with methimazole: A case-control study

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2390-2395

  Barbero, Pablo ^a,e   Valdez, Rita ^a   Rodríguez, Hugo ^b   Tiscornia, Carlos ^b   Mansilla, Enrique ^c   Allons, Adriana ^d   Coll, Silvia ^d   Liascovich, Rosa ^a  

^a Centro Nacional de Genetica Medica de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

^e Ctro Nac de Genet Medica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Choanal atresia; Hyperthyroidism; Methimazole; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THIAMAZOLE; ANTITHYROID AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHOANA ATRESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FACIES; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSTETRICS; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; ARGENTINA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; ARGENTINA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOANAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHIMAZOLE; PREGNANCY; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 51449109348     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32497     Document Type: Article

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