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A review of the nature and causes of karyotypically normal spontaneous abortions presupposes that the mechanisms concerned in the loss of these conceptuses are different from those with chromosomal abnormalities. It also assumes that the mechanisms involved in their loss are understood. Neither of these assumptions has a firm scientific basis and currently neither stands up to close scrutiny.
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Rushton, D.I. (1985). The Nature and Causes of Spontaneous Abortions with Normal Karyotypes. In: Kalter, H. (eds) Issues and Reviews in Teratology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2495-9_2
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