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Article: New pediatrics study findings have been reported from I.R. Makhoul et al.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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"Term-born children conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are reportedly taller than naturally conceived (NC) children. High levels of growth promoting hormones and epigenetic imprinting have been suggested as pathogenetic mechanisms," researchers in Haifa, Israel report.
"Tall stature in prematurely born IVF-conceived (IVF-C) children suggests pre- or early implantation imprinting rather than a postnatal effect. We studied 334 very low birthweight (VLBW: birth weight
The researchers concluded: "After ruling out postnatal and parental causes, we speculate that pre- or early implantation factors might have contributed to the taller stature of IVF-C ...