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Finger malformations existed in the form of polydactyly (n=1333), syndactyly (n=980) or both (n=179). There was an increased risk for finger malformations at high parity, most clearly for syndactyly. Maternal non-cohabitation carried an increased risk. Infants of mothers born outside Sweden had an increased risk for polydactyly but a decreased risk for syndactyly. Maternal use of anticonvulsants carried a not quite significant risk increase. A significant risk increase was seen after maternal use of antiasthmatics and antibiotics.
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Källén, B. (2014). Polydactyly and Syndactyly. In: Epidemiology of Human Congenital Malformations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01472-2_24
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