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. 2020 May:144:105027.
doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105027. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

Miscarriage is associated with cervical ribs in thoracic outlet syndrome patients

P C Schut  1 , A J Eggink  2 , T E Cohen-Overbeek  2 , T J M Van Dooren  3 , G J de Borst  4 , F Galis  5
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Miscarriage is associated with cervical ribs in thoracic outlet syndrome patients

P C Schut et al. Early Hum Dev. 2020 May.
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Abstract

The constancy of the number of cervical vertebrae in mammals is probably the result of selection against associated variations. A survey among patients with and without cervical ribs showed an association between miscarriage and the presence of cervical ribs. This supports the hypothesized selection against variations in cervical vertebral number.

Keywords: Cervical rib; Miscarriage; Reproduction; Thoracic outlet syndrome.

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