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Mark H. Friesen
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 1
Citations - 827
Mark H. Friesen is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Epidemiology & Odds ratio. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 757 citations.
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Birth defects after maternal exposure to corticosteroids: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies
Laura Y. Park-Wyllie,Paolo Mazzotta,Anne Pastuszak,Myla E Moretti,Lizanne Beique,Laura Hunnisett,Mark H. Friesen,Sheila Jacobson,S. Kasapinovic,Debra Chang,Orna Diav-Citrin,David Chitayat,Irena Nulman,Thomas R. Einarson,Gideon Koren +14 more
TL;DR: Although prednisone does not represent a major teratogenic risk in humans at therapeutic doses, it does increase by an order of 3.4-fold the risk of oral cleft, which is consistent with the existing animal studies.