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    Medication use during pregnancy and the risk of gastroschisis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

    The aetiology of gastroschisis is considered multifactorial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether the use of medications during pregnancy, is associated with the risk of gastros...

    Silvia Baldacci, Michele Santoro, Lorena Mezzasalma in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2024)

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    Survival of children with rare structural congenital anomalies: a multi-registry cohort study

    Congenital anomalies are the leading cause of perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality in developed countries. Large long-term follow-up studies investigating survival beyond the first year of life in children...

    Alessio Coi, Michele Santoro, Anna Pierini in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2022)

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    Survival of patients with rare diseases: a population-based study in Tuscany (Italy)

    Rare diseases (RDs) encompass a heterogeneous group of life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions that individually affect a small number of subjects but overall represent a major public health is...

    Francesca Gorini, Alessio Coi, Lorena Mezzasalma in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2021)

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    Epidemiology of systemic sclerosis: a multi-database population-based study in Tuscany (Italy)

    Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a complex pathogenesis that includes vascular injury, abnormal immune activation, and tissue fibrosis. We provided a complete epidemiological chara...

    Alessio Coi, Simone Barsotti, Michele Santoro in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2021)

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    Holt Oram syndrome: a registry-based study in Europe

    Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by upper limb anomalies and congenital heart defects. We present epidemiological and clinical aspects of HOS patients using data from EU...

    Ingeborg Barisic, Ljubica Boban, Ruth Greenlees in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2014)