Articles of Potential Interest
March 2006*

Acacio GL, Barini R, Bertuzzo CS, Couto EC, Annichino-Bizzacchi JM, Junior WP. 2005. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms and their association with trisomy 21. Prenat Diagn 25(13): 1196-1199. Abstract

Acs N, Banhidy F, Horvath-Puho E, Czeizel AE. 2006. Population-based case-control study of the common cold during pregnancy and congenital abnormalities. Eur J Epidemiol 21(1): 65-75. Abstract

Agha MM, Williams JI, Marrett L, To T, Dodds L. 2006. Determinants of survival in children with congenital abnormalities: A long-term population-based cohort study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(1): 46-54. Abstract

Bener A, Al Maadid MGA, Al-Bast DAE, Al-Marri S. 2006. Maternal knowledge, attitude and practice on folic acid intake among Arabian Qatari women. Reprod Toxicol 21(1): 21-25. Abstract

De Marco P, Merello E, Calevo MG, Mascelli S, Raso A, Cama A, Capra V. 2006. Evaluation of a methylenetetrahydrofolate-dehydrogenase 1958G > A polymorphism for neural tube defect risk. J Hum Genet 51(2): 98-103. Abstract

Durga J, van Boxtel MPJ, Schouten EG, Bots ML, Kok FJ, Verhoef P. 2006. Folate and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C -> T mutation correlate with cognitive performance. Neurobiol Aging 27(2): 334-343. Abstract

Gilboa SM, Mendola P, Olshan AF, Savitz DA, Herring AH, Loomis D, Langlois PH, Keating K. 2006. Characteristics that predict locating and interviewing mothers identified by a state birth defects registry and vital records. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(1): 60-65. Abstract

Gjergja R, Stipoljev F, Hafner T, Tezak N, Luzar-Stiffler V. 2006. Knowledge and use of folic acid in Croatian pregnant women - a need for health care education initiative. Reprod Toxicol 21(1): 16-20. Abstract

Grandone E, Corrao AM, Colaizzo D, Vecchione G, Di Girgenti C, Paladini D, Sardella L, Pellegrino M, Zelante L, Martinelli P, Margaglione M. 2006. Homocysteine metabolism in families from southern Italy with neural tube defects: role of genetic and nutritional determinants. Prenat Diagn 26(1): 1. Abstract

Ho JJ, Thong MK, Nurani NK. 2006. Prenatal detection of birth defects in a Malaysian population: Estimation of the influence of termination of pregnancy on birth prevalence in a developing country. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 46(1): 55-57. Abstract

Ho JJ, Vyveganathan L, Sekaran J. 2006. Consumption of cereal flour in a Malaysian population: Flour fortification to prevent neural tube defect may be feasible in a rice-eating country. Ecol Food Nutr 45(1): 53-60.

Hobbs CA, James SJ, Parsian A, Krakowiak PA, Jernigan S, Greenhaw JJ, Lu Y, Cleves MA. 2006. Congenital heart defects and genetic variants in the methylenetetrahydroflate reductase gene. J Med Genet 43(2): 162-166. Abstract

Lawrence JM, Watkins ML, Chiu V, Erickson JD, Petitti DB. 2006. Do racial and ethnic differences in serum folate values exist after food fortification with folic acid? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 194(2): 520-526. Abstract

Li DQ, Pickell L, Liu Y, Rozen R. 2006. Impact of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency and low dietary folate on the development of neural tube defects in Splotch mice. Birth Defects Res A Clin Tol Teratol 76(1): 55-59. Abstract

Mageroy N, Mollerlokken OJ, Riise T, Koefoed V, Moen BE. 2006. A higher risk of congenital anomalies in the offspring of personnel who served aboard a Norwegian missile torpedo boat. Occup Environ Med 63(2): 92-97. Abstract

Missmer SA, Suarez L, Felkner M, Wang E, Merrill AH, Rothman KJ, Hendricks KA. 2006. Exposure to fumonisins and the occurrence of neural tube defects along the Texas-Mexico border. Environ Health Perspect 114(2): 237-241. Abstract

Morrow J, Russell A, Guthrie E, Parsons L, Robertson I, Waddell R, Irwin B, McGivern RC, Morrison PJ, Craig J. 2006. Malformation risks of antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy: a prospective study from the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77(2): 193-198. Abstract

Sweeney MR, McPartlin J, Weir DG, Daly L, Scott JM. 2006. Postprandial serum folic acid response to multiple doses of folic acid in fortified bread. Br J Nutr 95(1): 145-151. Abstract

Zhu HP, Yang W, Lu W, Zhang J, Shaw GM, Lammer EJ, Finnell RH. 2006. A known functional polymorphism (Ile120Val) of the human PCMT1 gene and risk of spina bifida. Mol Genet Metab 87(1): 66-70. Abstract

*This list was compiled from searches of articles published in February 2006. Questions or comments about this list may be sent to webmaster@nbdpn.org.