Articles of Potential Interest
April 2008*

Bakker MK, Kölling P, van den Berg PB, de Walle HE, de Jong van den Berg LT. 2008. Increase in use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pregnancy during the last decade, a population-based cohort study from the Netherlands. Br J Clin Pharmacol 65(4): 600-606. Abstract

Biselli JM, Goloni-Bertollo EM, Haddad R, Eberlin MN, Pavarino-Bertelli EC. 2008. The MTR A2756G polymorphism is associated with an increase of plasma homocysteine concentration in Brazilian individuals with Down syndrome. Braz J Med Biol Res 41(1): 34-40. Abstract

Carmichael SL, Ma C, Rasmussen SA, Honein MA, Lammer EJ, Shaw GM, National Birth Defects Prevention Study. 2008. Craniosynostosis and maternal smoking. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82(2): 78-85. Abstract

Carter TC, Druschel CM, Romitti PA, Bell EM, Werler MM, Mitchell AA, National Birth Defects Prevention Study. 2008. Antifungal drugs and the risk of selected birth defects. Am J Obstet Gynecol 198(2): 191.e1-e7. Abstract

Cuzon VC, Yeh PWL, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Yeh HH. 2008. Ethanol consumption during early pregnancy alters the disposition of tangentially migrating GABAergic interneurons in the fetal cortex. J Neurosci 28(8): 1854-1864. Abstract

De Wals P, Van Allen MI, Lowry RB, Evans JA, Van den Hof MC, Crowley M, Tairou F, Uh SH, Sibbald B, Zimmer P, Fernandez B, Lee NS, Niyonsenga T. 2008. Impact of folic acid food fortification on the birth prevalence of lipomyelomeningocele in Canada. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82(2): 106-109. Abstract

Dickinson KC, Meyer RE, Kotch J. 2008. Maternal smoking and the risk for clubfoot in infants. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82(2): 86-91. Abstract

Draper ES, Rankin J, Tonks AM, Abrams KR, Field DJ, Clarke M, Kurinczuk JJ. 2008. Recreational drug use: a major risk factor for gastroschisis? Am J Epidemiol 167(4): 485-491. Abstract

Gautam VP, Taneja DK, Sharma N, Gupta VK, Ingle GK. 2008. Dietary aspects of pregnant women in rural areas of Northern India. Matern Child Nutr 4(2): 86-94. Abstract

Gebreab SY, Gillies RR, Munger RG, Symanzik J. 2008. Visualization and interpretation of birth defects data using linked micromap plots. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82(2): 110-119. Abstract

Gundogan F, Elwood G, Longato L, Tong M, Feijoo A, Carlson RI, Wands JR, de la Monte SM. 2008. Impaired placentation in fetal alcohol syndrome. Placenta 29(2): 148-157. Abstract

Hill DS, Wlodarczyk BJ, Finnell RH. 2008. Reproductive consequences of oral arsenate exposure during pregnancy in a mouse model. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol 83(1): 40-47. Abstract

Holst L, Nordeng H, Haavik S. 2008. Use of herbal drugs during early pregnancy in relation to maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcome. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17(2): 151-159. Abstract

Jenkins MM, Rasmussen SA, Moore CA, Honein MA. 2008. Ethical issues raised by incorporation of genetics into the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 148C(1): 40-46. Abstract

Juriloff DM, Harris MJ. 2008. Mouse genetic models of cleft lip with or without cleft palate. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82(2): 63-77. Abstract

Morris DS, Tenkku LE, Salas J, Xaverius PK, Mengel MB. 2008. Exploring pregnancy-related changes in alcohol consumption between Black and White women. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32(3): 505-512. Abstract

Mossey, P. 2007. Epidemiology underpinning research in the aetiology of orofacial clefts. Orthod Craniofac Res 10(3): 114-120. Abstract

Oberlander TF, Warburton W, Misri S, Riggs W, Aghajanian J, Hertzman, C. 2008. Major congenital malformations following prenatal exposure to serotonin reuptake inhibitors and benzodiazepines using population-based health data. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol 83(1): 68-76. Abstract

Pardo RA, Lay-Son G, Aranda W, Dib M, Espina P, Munoz MJ, Munoz P, Navarrete MF, Ojeda NV, Parraa J, Rebolledo CA, Recabal P, Tenhamm T. 2007. Awareness of postpartum women on the effects of folic acid in the prevention of congenital anomalies. Rev Med Chil135(12): 1551-1557. Abstract

Rosenn, B. 2008. Obesity and diabetes: a recipe for obstetric complications. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21(3): 159-164. Abstract

Ryan MA, Seward JF; Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry Team. 2008. Pregnancy, birth, and infant health outcomes from the national smallpox vaccine in pregnancy registry, 2003-2006. Clin Infect Dis 46 Suppl 3: S221-S226. Abstract

Saleh AM, Abotalib ZM, Al-Ibrahim AA, Al-Sultan SM. 2008. Comparison of maternal and fetal outcomes, in epileptic and non-epileptic women. Saudi Med J 29(2): 261-266. Abstract

Sivertsen A, Wilcox AJ, Skjaerven R, Vindenes HA, Abyholm F, Harville E, Lie RT. 2008. Familial risk of oral clefts by morphological type and severity: population based cohort study of first degree relatives. BMJ 336(7641): 432-434. Abstract

Tedstone A, Browne M, Harrop L, Vernon C, Page V, Swindells J, Hayward W, Croft J, Harris F, Stockley L. 2008. Fortification of selected foodstuffs with folic acid in the UK: consumer research carried out to inform policy recommendations. J Public Health (Oxf) 30(1): 23-29. Abstract

Torban E, Patenaude AM, Leclerc S, Rakowiecki S, Gauthier S, Andelfinger G, Epstein DJ, Gros P. 2008. Genetic interaction between members of the Vangl family causes neural tube defects in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105(9): 3449-3454. Abstract

Wang SS, Qiao FY, Feng L, Lv JJ. 2008. Polymorphisms in genes involved in folate metabolism as maternal risk factors for Down syndrome in China. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 9(2): 93-99. Abstract

Wang Y, Zhang HY, Liang QL, Yang HH, Wang YM, Liu QF, Hu P, Zheng XY, Song XM, Chen G, Zhang T, Wu JX, Luo GA. 2008. Simultaneous quantification of 11 pivotal metabolites in neural tube defects by HPLC-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 863(1): 94-100. Abstract

Wilson E, Goss MA, Marin M, Shields KE, Seward JF, Rasmussen SA, Sharrar RG. 2008. Varicella vaccine exposure during pregnancy: data from 10 years of the pregnancy registry. J Infect Dis 197 Suppl 2: S178-S184. Abstract

Xu YJ, Tang YN, Li Y. 2008. Effect of folic acid on prenatal alcohol-induced modification of brain proteome in mice. Br J Nutr 99(3): 455-461. Abstract

Zhang BY, Zhang T, Lin LM, Wang F, Xin RL, Gu X, He YN, Yu DM, Li PZ, Zhang QS, Zhao J, Qin YF, Yang XF, Chen G, Liu JF, Song XM, Zheng XY. 2008. Correlation between birth defects and dietary nutrition status in a high incidence area of China. Biomed Environ Sci 21(1): 37-44. Abstract

 

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