Articles of Potential Interest
June 2006*
Acs N, Banhidy F, Horvath-Puho E, Czeizel AE. 2006. Maternal
panic disorder and congenital abnormalities: A population-based
case-control study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol
76(4): 253-261. Abstract
Bjorklund NK, Gordon R. 2006. A hypothesis
linking low folate intake to neural tube defects due to failure
of post-translation methylations of the cytoskeleton. Int
J Dev Biol 50 (2-3): 135-141. Abstract
Brender JD, Suarez L, Felkner M, Gilani Z, Stinchcomb D, Moody
K, Henry J, Hendricks K. 2006. Maternal exposure to arsenic,
cadmium, lead, and mercury and neural tube defects in offspring.
Environ Res 101(1): 132-139. Abstract
Browne ML. 2006. Maternal exposure to caffeine and risk
of congenital anomalies - A systematic review. Epidemiology
17(3): 324-331. Abstract
Cedergren MI, Kallen BA. 2006. Obstetric
outcome of 6346 pregnancies with infants affected by congenital
heart defects. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 125(2):
211-216. Abstract
Chambers CD, Castilla EE, Orioli I, Jones KL. 2006. Intrauterine
growth restriction in like-sex twins discordant for structural
defects. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(4):
246-248. Abstract
Coppede F, Marini G, Bargana S, Stuppia L, Minichilli F, Fontana
N, Colognato R, Astrea G, Palka G, Migliore L. 2006. Folate
gene polymorphisms and the risk of down syndrome pregnancies
in young Italian women. Am J Med Genet A 140A(10): 1083-1091. Abstract
Eichholzer M, Tonz O, Zimmermann R. 2006. Folic acid:
a public-health challenge. Lancet 367(9519): 1352-1361. Abstract
Fu J, Tay SSW, Ling EA, Dheen ST. 2006. High glucose
alters the expression of genes involved in proliferation and
cell-fate specification of embryonic neural stem cells. Diabetologia
49(5): 1027-1038. Abstract
Koren G, Nava-Ocampo AA, Moretti ME, Sussman R, Nilman I. 2006. Major
malformations with valproic acid. Can Fam Physician
52: 441-442, 444, 447. Abstract
Li ZW, Ren AG, Zhang L, Ye RW, Li S,
Zheng JC, Hong SX, Wang TM, Li Z. 2006. Extremely high prevalence
of neural tube defects in a 4-county area in Shanxi Province,
China. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(4): 237-240. Abstract
Martinez-Frias ML, Perez B, Desviat LR, Castro M, Leal F, Rodriguez
L, Mansilla E, Martinez-Fernandez ML, Bermejo E, Rodriguez-Pinilla
E, Prieto D, Ugarte M. 2006. Maternal polymorphisms 677C-T
and 1298A-C of MTHFR, and 66A-G MTRR genes: Is there any relationship
between polymorphisms of the folate pathway, maternal homocysteine
levels, and the risk for having a child with Down syndrome? Am
J Med Genet A 140A(9): 987-997. Abstract
Neiswanger K, Deleyiannis FWB, Avila JR, Cooper ME, Brandon
CA, Vieira AR, Noorchashm N, Weinberg SM, Bardi KM, Murray JC,
Marazita ML. 2006. Candidate genes for oral-facial clefts
in Guatemalan families. Ann Plast Surg 56(5): 518-521. Abstract
Oner N, Vatansever U, Karasalihoglu S, Ekuklu G, Celtik C, Biner
B. 2006. The prevalence of folic acid deficiency among
adolescent girls living in Edirne, Turkey. J Adolesc
Health 38(5): 599-606. Abstract
Prater MR, Zimmerman KL, Pinn LC, Keay JM, Laudermilch CL, Holladay
SD. 2006. Role of maternal dietary antioxidant supplementation
in murine placental and fetal limb development. Placenta
27(4-5): 502-509. Abstract
Shaw GM, Carmichael SL, Laurent C, Rasmussen SA. 2006. Maternal
nutrient intakes and risk of orofacial clefts. Epidemiology
17(3): 285-291. Abstract
Siega-Riz AM, Olshan AF, Werler MM, Moore C. 2006. Fat
intake and the risk of gastroschisis. Birth Defects
Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(4): 241-245. Abstract
Torrens C, Brawley L, Anthony FW, Dance CS, Dunn R, Jackson
AA, Poston L, Hanson MA. 2006. Folate supplementation
during pregnancy improves offspring cardiovascular dysfunction
induced by protein restriction. Hypertension 47(5):
982-987. Abstract
Townsend CL, Tookey PA, Cortina-Borja M, Peckham CS. 2006. Antiretroviral
therapy and congenital abnormalities in infants born to HIV-1-infected
women in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 1990 to 2003. J
Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 42(1): 91-94. Abstract
Watson LF, Brown SJ, Davey MA. 2006. Use of periconceptional
folic acid supplements in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. Aust
N Z J Public Health 30(1): 42-49. Abstract
Zhao W, Mosley BS, Cleves MA, Melnyk S, James SJ, Hobbs CA.
2006. Neural tube defects and maternal biomarkers of
folate, homocysteine, and glutathione metabolism. Birth
Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(4): 230-236. Abstract
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