Characterized primarily by a low body-mass index, anorexia nervosa is a complex and
serious illness 1 , affecting 0.9–4% of women and 0.3% of men 2 , 3 – 4 , with twin-based …

Rheumatic diseases in women of childbearing years may necessitate drug treatment during
a pregnancy, to control maternal disease activity and to ensure a successful pregnancy …

We studied the genetic pattern of inheritance of the ratio between circulating CD4 + and CD8
+ T lymphocytes in a population of healthy donors. The distribution of the CD4/CD8 ratio in …

Objectives To evaluate prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart diseases by ultrasound
investigation in well‐defined European populations. Design Data from 20 registries of congenital …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex and heritable eating disorder characterized by
dangerously low body weight. Neither candidate gene studies nor an initial genome-wide …

The study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of prenatal ultrasound diagnoses for
renal anomalies in 20 registries of 12 European countries, and to compare the different …

Objective To evaluate prenatal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia by ultrasound
in well‐defined European populations. Design Data from 20 registries of congenital …

Objectives To evaluate the current effectiveness of routine prenatal ultrasound screening in
detecting gastroschisis and omphalocele in Europe. Design Data were collected by 19 …

Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are known to act as teratogens; however, there is still uncertainty
about the relative risk for birth defects and the most sensitive period. In a multi-centre (n=12…

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • In recent years there has been
concern regarding the possibility that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) cause an …