Human reproduction
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Is maternal bereavement (emotional stress) due to loss of a close relative in the antenatal period associated with the risk of oral cleft in the offspring? ⋯ With this study we add a large-scale human cohort study to the body of literature on stress and birth defects. Our study is in agreement with previously published results and can be generalized to similar populations like the native Danish population. Severe stress may be added to the list of potential causes for oral cleft.
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Do gene polymorphisms of two members of the human innate immune sensor nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine-rich repeat and pyrin domain-containing proteins (NLRP) family, NLRP2 and NLRP7, confer susceptibility to idiopathic recurrent miscarriage (RM)? ⋯ This study was supported by grants from the National Science Council of the Republic of China (NSC-100-2314-B-006-011-MY3). None of the authors have any conflicts of interest.
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What proportion of pregnancies are a result of ovum transmigration after salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy? ⋯ No specific funding was obtained. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.