Articles of Potential Interest
November 2007*

Amorim MR, Lima MAC, Castilla EE, Orioli IM. 2007. Non-Latin European descent could be a requirement for association of NTDs and MTHFR variant 677C > T: a meta-analysis. Am J Med Genet A 143A(15): 1726-1732. Abstract

Bakker MK, de Walle HEK, Dequito A, van den Berg PB, den Berg LTWD. 2007. Selection of controls in case-control studies on maternal medication use and risk of birth defects. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 79(9): 652-656. Abstract

Bitsko RH, Reefhuis J, Romitti PA, Moore CA, Honein MA. 2007. Periconceptional consumption of vitamins containing folic acid and risk for multiple congenital anomalies. Am J Med Genet A 143A(20): 2397-2405. Abstract

Carmichael SL, Yang W, Herring A, Abrams B, Shaw GM. 2007. Maternal food insecurity is associated with increased risk of certain birth defects. J Nutr 137(9): 2087-2092. Abstract

Case AP, Ramadhani TA, Canfield MA, Beverly L, Wood R. 2007. Folic acid supplementation among diabetic, overweight, or obese women of childbearing age. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 36(4): 335-341. Abstract

Cleves MA, Hobbs CA, Cleves PA, Tilford JM, Bird TM, Robbins JM. 2007. Congenital defects among liveborn infants with Down syndrome. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 79(9): 657-663. Abstract

Duke CW, Alverson CJ, Correa A. 2007. Fetal death certificates as a source of surveillance data for stillbirths with birth defects. Public Health Rep 122(5): 664-669. Abstract

Hilton JJ. 2007. A comparison of folic acid awareness and intake among young women aged 18-24 years. J Am Acad Nurse Pract 19(10): 516-522. Abstract

Kamau-Mbuthia E, Elmadfa I. 2007. Diet quality of pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic in Nakuru, Kenya. Ann Nutr Metab 51(4): 324-330. Abstract

Liu J, Yang GZ, Zhou JL, Cao SP, Chau DHW, Kung HF, Lin MC. 2007. Prevalence of neural tube defects in economically and socially deprived area of China. Childs Nerv Syst 23(10): 1119-1124. Abstract

Llanos A, Hertrampf E, Cortes F, Pardo A, Grosse SD, Uauy R. 2007. Cost-effectiveness of a folic acid fortification program in Chile. Health Policy 83(2-3): 295-303. Abstract

Lowry RB, Sibbald B, Bedard T. 2007. Stability of prevalence rates of anorectal malformations in the Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System, 1990-2004. J Pediatr Surg 42(8): 1417-1421. Abstract

Ofori B, Rey E, Berard A. 2007. Risk of congenital anomalies in pregnant users of statin drugs. Br J Clin Pharmacol 64(4): 496-509. Abstract

Pfeiffer CM, Johnson CL, Jain RB, Yetley EA, Picciano MF, Rader JI, Fisher KD, Mulinare J, Osterloh JD. 2007. Trends in blood folate and vitamin B-12 concentrations in the United States, 1988-2004. Am J Clin Nutr 86(3): 718-727. Abstract

Roebothan BV, Carmichael J, Barter V, Aucoin J, Murphy M. 2007. Mandatory folic acid fortification in Newfoundland and Labrador. Can J Diet Pract Res 68(3): 143-145. Abstract

Romitti PA, Sun LX, Honein MA, Reefhuis J, Correa A, Rasmussen SA. 2007. Maternal periconceptional alcohol consumption and risk of orofacial clefts. Am J Epidemiol 166(7): 775-785. Abstract

Safdar OY, Al-Dabbagh AA, AbuElieneen WA, Kari JA. 2007. Decline in the incidence of neural tube defects after the national fortification of flour (1997-2005). Saudi Med J 28(8): 1227-1229. Abstract

Sin AH, Rashidi M, Caldito G, Nanda A. 2007. Surgical treatment of myelomeningocele: year 2000 hospitalization, outcome, and cost analysis in the US. Childs Nerv Syst 23(10): 1125-1127. Abstract

Stoll C, Alembik Y, Dott B. 2007. Associated malformations in cases with neural tube defects. Genet Couns 18(2): 209-215. Abstract

Waller DK, Shaw GM, Rasmussen SA, Hobbs CA, Canfield MA, Siega-Riz AM, Gallaway MS, Correa A. 2007. Prepregnancy obesity as a risk factor for structural birth defects. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161(8): 745-750. Abstract

Wen S, Ethen M, Langlois PH, Mitchell LE. 2007. Prevalence of encephalocele in Texas, 1999-2002. Am J Med Genet A 143A(18): 2150-2155. Abstract

*This list was compiled from searches of articles published in October 2007. Questions or comments about this list may be sent to webmaster@nbdpn.org.