Articles of Potential Interest
February 2006*

Beetstra S, Thomas P, Salisbury C, Turner J, Fenech M. 2005. Folic acid deficiency increases chromosomal instability, chromosome 21 aneuploidy and sensitivity to radiation-induced micronuclei. Mutat Res 578(1-2):317-326. Abstract

Ben-Ami I, Vaknin Z, Reish O, Sherman D, Herman A, Maymon R. 2005. Is there an increased rate of anencephaly in twins? Prenat Diagn 25(11):1007-1010. Abstract

Bower C, Miller M, Payne J, Serna P. 2005. Promotion of folate for the prevention of neural tube defects: who benefits? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 19(6):435-444. Abstract

Chanson A, Sayd T, Rock E, Chambon C, Sante-Lhoutellier V, de Courcy GP, Brachet P. 2005. Proteomic analysis reveals changes in the liver protein pattern of rats exposed to dietary folate deficiency. J Nutr 135(11):2524-2529. Abstract

Chi JH, Fullerton HJ, Gupta N. 2005. Time trends and demographics of deaths from congenital hydrocephalus in children in the United States: National Center for Health Statistics data, 1979 to 1998. J Neurosurg 103(2):113-118. Abstract

Cui W, Ma CX, Tang YW, Chang V, Rao PV, Ariet M, Resnick MB, Roth J. 2005. Sex differences in birth defects: a study of opposite-sex twins. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 73(11):876-880. Abstract

de Meer K, Smulders YM, Dainty JR, Smith DEC, Kok RM, Stehouwer CDA, Finglas PM, Jakobs C. 2005. [6S]5-methyltetrahydrofolate or folic acid supplementation and absorption and initial elimination of folate in young and middle-aged adults. Eur J Clin Nutr 59(12):1409-1416. Abstract

Deak KL, Dickerson ME, Linney E, Enterline DS, George TM, Melvin EC, Graham FL, Siegel DG, Hammock P, Mehltretter L, Bassuk AG, Kessler JA, Gilbert JR, Speer MC. 2005. Analysis of ALDH1A2, CYP26A1, CYP26B1, CRABP1, and CRABP2 in human neural tube defects suggests a possible association with alleles in ALDH1A2. Birth Defects Res (Part A) 73(11):868-875. Abstract

Dolk H, Loane M, Garne E, De Walle H, Queisser-Luft A, De Vigan C, Addor MC, Gener B, Haeusler M, Jordan H, Tucker D, Stoll C, Feijoo M, Lillis D, Bianchi F. 2005. Trends and geographic inequalities in the prevalence of Down syndrome in Europe, 1980-1999. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 53:2S87-2S95. Abstract

Grosse SD, Waitzman NJ, Romano PS, Mulinare J. 2005. Reevaluating the benefits of folic acid fortification in the United States: economic analysis, regulation, and public health. Am J Public Health 95(11):1917-1922. Abstract

Herrmann W, Isber S, Obeid R, Herrmann M, Jouma M. 2005. Concentrations of homocysteine, related metabolites and asymmetric dimethylarginine in preeclamptic women with poor nutritional status. Clin Chem Lab Med 43(10):1139-1146. Abstract

Iannotti LL, O'Brien KO, Chang SC, Mancini J, Schulman-Nathanson M, Liu SY, Harris ZL, Witter FR. 2005. Iron deficiency anemia and depleted body iron reserves are prevalent among pregnant African-American adolescents. J Nutr 135(11):2572-2577. Abstract

Joosten PH, van Zoelen EJ, Murre C. 2005. Pax1/E2a double-mutant mice develop non-lethal neural tube defects that resemble human malformations. Transgenic Res 14(6):983-987. Abstract

Klemetti R, Gissler M, Sevon T, Koivurova S, Ritvanen A, Hemminki E. 2005. Children born after assisted fertilization have an increased rate of major congenital anomalies. Fertil Steril 84(5):1300-1307. Abstract

Klusmann A, Heinrich B, Stopler H, Gartner J, Mayatepek E, Von Kries R. 2005. A decreasing rate of neural tube defects following the recommendations for periconceptional folic acid supplementation. Acta Paediatr 94(11):1538-1542. Abstract

Korres S, Nikolopoulos TP, Komkotou V, Balatsouras D, Kandiloros D, Constantinou D, Ferekidis E. 2005. Newborn hearing screening: effectiveness, importance of high-risk factors, and characteristics of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit and well-baby nursery. Otol Neurotol 26(6):1186-1190. Abstract

Lu W, Volcik K, Zhu HP, Wen S, Shaw GM, Lammer EJ, Finnell RH. 2005. Genetic variation in the proto-oncogene SKI and risk for orofacial clefting. Mol Genet Metab 86(3):412-416. Abstract

Nachmany A, Gold V, Tsur A, Arad D, Weil M. 2005. Neural tube closure depends on nitric oxide synthase activity. J Neurochem 96(1):247-253. Abstract

Olson CK, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Romitti PA, Budelier WT, Ryan G, Sparks AET, Van Voorhis BJ. 2005. In vitro fertilization is associated with an increase in major birth defects. Fertil Steril 84(5):1308-1315. Abstract

Pawlak R, Connell C, Brown D, Meyer MK, Yadrick K. 2005. Predictors of multivitamin supplement use among African-American female students: a prospective study utilizing the theory of planned behavior. Ethn Dis 15(4):540-547. Abstract

Rajabian MH, Aghaei S. 2005. Cleft lip and palate in southwestern Iran: an epidemiologic study of live births. Ann Saudi Med 25(5):385-388. Abstract

Rampersaud E, Bassuk AG, Enterline DS, George TM, Siegel DG, Melvin EC, Aben J, Allen J, Aylsworth A, Brei T, Bodurtha J, Buran C, Floyd LE, Hammock P, Iskandar B, Ito J, Kessler JA, Lasarsky N, Mack P, Mackey J, McLone D, Meeropol E, Mehltretter L, Mitchell LE, Oakes WJ, Nye JS, Powell C, Sawin K, Stevenson R, Walker M, West SG, Worley G, Gilbert JR, Speer MC. 2005. Whole genomewide linkage screen for neural tube defects reveals regions of interest on chromosomes 7 and 10. J Med Genet 42(12):940-946. Abstract

Reed MM, Westfall JM, Bublitz C, Battaglia C, Fickenscher A. 2005. Birth outcomes in Colorado's undocumented immigrant population. BMC Public Health 5:100. Abstract

Rouget F, Monfort C, Bahuau M, Nelva A, Herman C, Francannet C, Robert-Gnansia E, Cordier S. 2005. Periconceptional folates and the prevention of orofacial clefts: role of dietary intakes in France. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 53(4):351-360. Abstract

Salvador J, Borrell A, Lladonosa A. 2005. Increasing detection rates of birth defects by prenatal ultrasound leading to apparent increasing prevalence. Lessons learned from the population-based registry of birth defects of Barcelona. Prenat Diagn 25(11):991-996. Abstract

Sawardekar KP. Prevalence of isolated minor congenital anomalies in a regional hospital in Oman. 2005. Saudi Med J 26(10):1567-1572. Abstract

Schwarz EB, Maselli J, Norton M, Gonzales R. 2005. Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices. Am J Med 118(11):1240-1249. Abstract

Suarez T, Torrealba M, Villegas N, Osorio C, Garcia-Casal MN. 2005. Iron, folic acid and vitamin B-12 deficiencies related to anemia in adolescents from a region with a high incidence of congenital malformations in Venezuela. Arch Latinoam Nutr 55(2):118-123. Abstract

Sweeney MR, McPartlin J, Weir DG, Daly S, Pentieva K, Daly L, Scott JM. 2005. Evidence of unmetabolised folic acid in cord blood of newborn and serum of 4-day-old infants. Br J Nutr 94(5):727-730. Abstract

Verheijen EC, Critchley JA, Whitelaw DC, Tuffnell DJ. 2005. Outcomes of pregnancies in women with pre-existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes, in an ethnically mixed population. BJOG 112(11):1500-1503. Abstract

Weber M, Schroder S, Berdel P, Niethard FU. 2005. Nation-wide registration of limb deficiencies in Germany. Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb 143(5):534-538. Abstract

Zhu JL, Madsen KM, Vestergaard M, Olesen AV, Basso O, Olsen J. 2005. Paternal age and congenital malformations. Hum Reprod 20(11):3173-3177. Abstract

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