Articles of Potential Interest
February 2005

Bell R, Glinianaia SV, Rankin J, Wright C, Pearce MS, Parker L. 2004. Changing patterns of perinatal death, 1982-2000: a retrospective cohort study. Arch Dis Child 89(6):F531-F536. Abstract

Carrillo-Ponce MD, Martinez-Ordaz VA, Velasco-Rodriguez VM, Hernandez-Garcia A, Hernandez-Serrano MC, Sanmiguel F. 2004. Serum lead, cadmium, and zinc levels in newborns with neural tube defects from a polluted zone in Mexico. Reprod Toxicol 19(2):149-154. Abstract

Cleves MA, Hobbs CA, Collins HB, Andrews N, Smith LN, Robbins JM 2004 Folic acid use by women receiving routine gynecologic care. Obstet Gynecol 103(4):746-753. Abstract

Czeizel AE, Dobo M, Vargha P. 2004. Hungarian cohort-controlled trial of periconceptional multivitamin supplementation shows a reduction in certain congenital abnormalities. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 70(11):853-861. Abstract

Czeizel AE, Vargha P. 2004. Periconceptional folic acid/multivitamin supplementation and twin pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 191(3):790-794. Abstract

Dijkhuizen MA, Wieringa FT, West CE, Muhilal. 2004. Zinc plus beta-carotene supplementation of pregnant women is superior to beta-carotene supplementation alone in improving vitamin A status in both mothers and infants. Am J Clin Nutr 80(5):1299-1307. Abstract

Edison RJ, Muenke M. 2004. Mechanistic and epidemiologic considerations in the evaluation of adverse birth outcomes following gestational exposure to statins. Am J Med Genet (Part A) 131A(3):287-298. Abstract

Edwards PD, Bonilla ZE. 2004. The use of Spanish language educational materials by American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association teams. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 41(6):655-660. Abstract

Forrester MB, Merz RD. 2004. Descriptive epidemiology of oral clefts in a multiethnic population, Hawaii, 1986-2000. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 41(6):622-628. Abstract

Forrester MB, Merz RD. 2004. Descriptive epidemiology of selected congenital heart defects, Hawaii, 1986-1999. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 18(6):415-424. Abstract

Graham EM, Holcroft CI, Rai KK, Donohue PK, Allen MC. 2004. Neonatal cerebral white matter injury in preterm infants is associated with culture positive infections and only rarely with metabolic acidosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 191(4):1305-1310. Abstract

Hanley WB, Azen C, Koch R, Michals-Matalon K. 2004. Maternal phenylketonuria collaborative study(MPKUCS) - The 'outliers.' J Inherit Metab Dis 27(6):711-723. Abstract

Jensen DM, Damm P, Moelsted-Pedersen L, Ovesen P, Westergaard JG, Moeller M, Beck-Nielsen H. 2004. Outcomes in type 1 diabetic pregnancies - A nationwide, population-based study. Diabetes Care 27(12):2819-2823. Abstract

Jensen LE, Barbaux S, Hoess K, Fraterman S, Whitehead AS, Mitchell LE. 2004. The human T locus and spina bifida risk. Hum Genet 115(6):475-482. Abstract

Kallen B. 2004. Use of folic acid supplementation and risk for dizygotic twinning. Early Hum Dev 80(2):143-151. Abstract

Krapels IPC, van Rooij IALM, Ocke MC, West CE, van der Horst CMAM, Steegers-Theunissen RPM. 2004. Maternal nutritional status and the risk for orofacial cleft offspring in humans. J Nutr 134(11):3106-3113. Abstract

Lammer EJ, Shaw GM, Iovannisci DM, Finnell RH. 2004. Periconceptional multivitamin intake during early pregnancy, genetic variation of acetyl-N-transferase 1(NAT1), and risk for orofacial clefts. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 70(11):846-852. Abstract

Leung WC, Waters JJ, Chitty L. 2004. Prenatal diagnosis by rapid aneuploidy detection and karyotyping:a prospective study of the role of ultrasound in 1589 second-trimester amniocenteses. Prenat Diagn 24(10):790-795. Abstract

Lin YP, Desbois A, Jiang S, Hou ST. 2004. Group B vitamins protect murine cerebellar granule cells from glutamate/NMDA toxicity. Neuroreport 15(14):2241-2244. Abstract

Magee BD. 2004. Role of multiple births in very low birth weight and infant mortality. J Reprod Med 49(10):812-816. Abstract

Meyer KA, Williams P, Hernandez-Diaz S, Cnattingius S. 2004. Smoking and the risk of oral clefts - Exploring the impact of study designs. Epidemiology 15(6):671-678. Abstract

Oakley GP, Weber MB, Be KN, Colditz P. 2004. Scientific evidence supporting folic acid fortification of flour in Australia and New Zealand. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 70(11):838-841. Abstract

Park H, Kim YJ, Ha EH, Kim KN, Chang NS. 2004. The risk of folate and vitamin B-12 deficiencies associated with hyperhomocysteinemia among pregnant women. Am J Perinatol 21(8):469-476. Abstract

Peller AJ, Westgate MN, Holmes LB. 2004. Trends in congenital malformations, 1974-1999: effect of prenatal diagnosis and elective termination. Obstet Gynecol 104(5):957-964. Abstract

Pierik FH, Burdorf A, Deddens JA, Juttmann RE, Weber RFA. 2004. Maternal and paternal risk factors for cryptorchidism and hypospadias:A case-control study in newborn boys. Environ Health Perspect 112(15):1570-1576. Abstract

Suarez L, Felkner M, Hendricks K. 2004. The effect of fever, febrile illnesses, and heat exposures on the risk of neural tube defects in a Texas-Mexico border population. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 70(10):815-819. Abstract

Vahratian A, Siega-Riz AM, Savitz DA, Thorp JM. 2004. Multivitamin use and the risk of preterm birth. Am J Epidemiol 160(9):886-892. Abstract

Vaughn JD, Bailey LB, Shelnutt KP, von-Castel Dunwoody KM, Maneval DR, Davis SR, Quinlivan EP, Gregory JF, Theriaque DW, Kauwell GPA. 2004. Methionine synthase reductase 66A -> G polymorphism is associated with increased plasma homocysteine concentration when combined with the homozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C -> T variant. J Nutr 134(11):2985-2990. Abstract

Yang J, Carmichael SL, Kaidarova Z, Shaw GM. 2004. Risks of selected congenital malformations among offspring of mixed race-ethnicity. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 70(10):820-824. Abstract

Yauck JS, Malloy ME, Blair K, Simpson PM, McCarver DG. 2004. Proximity of residence to trichloroethylene-emitting sites and increased risk of offspring congenital heart defects among older women. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 70(10):808-814. Abstract

*This list was compiled from searches of articles published from November 2004 through January 2005, excluding articles summarized in previous API lists. Questions or comments about this list may be sent to webmaster@nbdpn.org.