Articles of Potential Interest
May 2006*
Allen LH. 2006. New approaches for designing and evaluating
food fortification programs. J Nutr 136(4): 1055-1058. Abstract
Artama M, Ritvanen A, Gissler M, Isojarvi J, Auvinen A. 2006. Congenital
structural anomalies in offspring of women with epilepsy -
a population-based cohort study in Finland. INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 35(2): 280-287. Abstract
Blanco-Munoz J, Lacasana M, Borja-Aburto VH. 2006. Maternal
miscarriage history and risk of anencephaly. Paediatr
Perinat Epidemiol 20(3): 210-218. Abstract
Child DF, Hudson PR, Hunter-Lavin C, Mukhergee S, China S, Williams
CP, Williams JHH. 2006. Birth defects and anti-heat shock
protein 70 antibodies in early pregnancy. Cell Stress
Chaperones 11(1): 101-105. Abstract
Defoort EN, Kim PM, Winn LM. 2006. Valproic acid increases
conservative homologous recombination frequency and reactive
oxygen species formation: A potential mechanism for valproic
acid-induced neural tube defects. MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
69 (4): 1304-1310. Abstract
Fakhrzadeh H, Ghotbi S, Pourebrahim R, Nouri M, Heshmat R, Bandarian
F, Shafaee A, Larijani B. 2006. Total plasma homocysteine,
folate, and vitamin b12 status in healthy Iranian adults: the
Tehran homocysteine survey (2003-2004)/a cross-sectional population
based study. BMC Public Health 13;6:29. Abstract
Goldberg BB, Alvarado S, Chavez C, Chen BH, Dick LM, Felix RJ,
Kao KK, Chambers CD. 2006. Prevalence of periconceptional
folic acid use and perceived barriers to the postgestation continuance
of supplemental folic acid: Survey results from a Teratogen Information
Service. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(3):
193-199. Abstract
Gueant-Rodriguez RM, Gueant JL, Debard R, Thirion S, Hong LX,
Bronowicki JP, Namour F, Chabi NW, Sanni A, Anello G, Bosco P,
Romano C, Amouzou E, Arrieta HR, Sanchez BE, Romano A, Herbeth
B, Guilland JC, Mutchinick OM. 2006. Prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate
reductase 677T and 1298C alleles and folate status: a comparative
study in Mexican, West African, and European populations.
Am J Clin Nutr. 83(3): 701-707. Abstract
Houghton LA, Sherwood KL, Pawlosky R, Ito S, O'Connor DL. 2006. [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate
is at least as effective as folic acid in preventing a decline
in blood folate concentrations during lactation. Am
J Clin Nutr 83(4): 842-850. Abstract
House JD, March SB, Ratnam S, Crowley M, Friel JK. 2006. Improvements
in the status of folate and cobalamin in pregnant Newfoundland
women are consistent with observed reductions in the incidence
of neural tube defects. Can J Public Health 97(2):
132-135. Abstract
Katz O, Levy A, Wiznitzer A, Sheiner E. 2006. Pregnancy
and perinatal outcome in epileptic women: A population-based
study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 19(1): 21-25. Abstract
Matijasevich A, Barros FC, Santos IS, Yemini A. 2006. Maternal
caffeine consumption and fetal death: a case-control study
in Uruguay. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 20(2): 100-109. Abstract
Nazer J, Aguila A, Cifuentes L. 2006. The frequency
of twin pregnancies increased in a Chilean hospital associated
with periconceptional flour folic acid supplementation.
Revista Medica de Chile 134(1): 48-52.
O'Leary VB, Pangilinan F, Cox C, Parle-McDermott A, Conley M,
Molloy AM, Kirke PN, Mills JL, Brody LC, Scott JM. 2006. Reduced
folate carrier polymorphisms and neural tube defect risk. Mol
Genet Metab 87(4): 364-369. Abstract
Rader JI, Schneeman BO. 2006. Prevalence of neural tube
defects, folate status, and folate fortification of enriched
cereal-grain products in the United States. Pediatrics
117(4): 1394-1399. Abstract
Rull RP, Ritz B, Shaw GM. 2006. Neural tube defects
and maternal residential proximity to agricultural pesticide
applications. Am J Epidemiol 163(8): 743-753. Abstract
Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Chang SC, Leitzmann MF, Johnson KA,
Johnson C, Buys SS, Hoover RN, Ziegler RG. 2006. Folate
intake, alcohol use, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in
the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening
Trial. Am J Clin Nutr 83(4): 895-904. Abstract
Tang YW, Ma CX, Cui W, Chang V, Ariet M, Morse SB, Resnick MB,
Roth J. 2006. The risk of birth defects in multiple births:
A population-based study. Matern Child Health J 10(1):
75-81. Abstract
Troe EJWM, Bos V, Deerenberg IM, Mackenbach JP, Joung IMA. 2006. Ethnic
differences in total and cause-specific infant mortality in
the Netherlands. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 20(2):
140-147. Abstract
van Beynum IM, Kapusta L, den Heijer M, Vermeulen SHHM, Kouwenberg
M, Daniels O, Blom HJ. 2006. Maternal MTHFR 677C > T
is a risk factor for congenital heart defects: effect modification
by periconceptional folate supplementation. Eur Heart
J 27(8): 981-987. Abstract
Velie EM, Shaw GM, Malcoe LH, Schaffer DM, Samuels SJ, Todoroff
K, Block G. 2006. Understanding the increased risk of
neural tube defect-affected pregnancies among Mexico-born women
in California: immigration and anthropometric factors.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 20(3): 219-230. Abstract
Yang W, Carmichael SL, Harris JA, Shaw GM. 2006. Epidemiologic
characteristics of congenital diaphragmatic hernia among 2.5
million California births, 1989-1997. Birth Defects
Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76(3): 170-174. Abstract
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