Articles of Potential Interest
April 2005

Anderson JL, Waller DK, Canfield MA, Shaw GM, Watkins ML, Werler MM. 2005. Maternal obesity, gestational diabetes, and central nervous system birth defects. Epidemiology 16(1):87-92. Abstract

Bateman DN, McElhatton PR, Dickinson D, Wren C, Matthews JNS, O'Keeffe M, Thomas SHL. 2004. A case control study to examine the pharmacological factors underlying ventricular septal defects in the North of England. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 60(9):635-641. Abstract

Bonduelle M, Wennerholm UB, Loft A, Tarlatzis BC, Peters C, Henriet S, Mau C, Victorin-Cederquist A, Van Steirteghem A, Balaska A, Emberson JR, Sutcliffe AG. 2005. A multi-centre cohort study of the physical health of 5-year-old children conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection, in vitro fertilization and natural conception. Hum Reprod 20(2):413-419. Abstract

Cheng J, Zhu WL, Dao JJ, Li SQ, Li Y. 2005. Relationship between polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase and congenital heart defect. Biomed Environ Sci 18(1):58-64. Abstract

Clausen TD, Hellmuth E, Mathiesen E, Mandrup-Poulsen T, Ekbom P, Damm P. 2005. Poor pregnancy outcome in women with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 28(2):323-328. Abstract

DeVries JW, Rader JI, Keagy PM, Hudson CA, Angyal G, Arcot J, Castelli M, Doreanu N, Hudson C, Lawrence P, Martin J, Peace R, Rosner L, Strandler HS, Szpylka J, van den Berg H, Wo C, Wurz C. 2005. Microbiological assay-trienzyme procedure for total folates in cereals and cereal foods: collaborative study. J AOAC Int 88(1):5-15. Abstract

Dummer TJB, Dickinson HO, Parker L. 2003. Adverse pregnancy outcomes near landfill sites in Cumbria, northwest England, 1950-1993. Arch Environ Health 58(11):692-698. Abstract

Garne E, Loane M, Dolk H, de Vigan C, Scarano G, Tucker D, Stoll C, Gener B, Pierini A, Nelen V, Rosch C, Glllerot Y, Feijoo M, Tincheva R, Queisser-Luft A, Addor MC, Mosquera C, Gatt M, Barisic I. 2005. Prenatal diagnosis of severe structural congenital malformations in Europe. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 25(1):6-11. Abstract

Han YH, Yon M, Hyun TH. 2005. Folate intake estimated with an updated database and its association to blood folate and homocysteine in Korean college students. Eur J Clin Nutr 59(2):246-254. Abstract

Hansen M, Bower C, Milne E, de Klerk N, Kurinczuk JJ. 2005. Assisted reproductive technologies and the risk of birth defects - a systematic review. Hum Reprod 20(2):328-338. Abstract

Khoshnood B, De Vigan C, Vodovar V, Goujard J, Lhomme A, Bonnet D, Goffinet F. 2005. Trends in prenatal diagnosis, pregnancy termination, and perinatal mortality of newborns with congenital heart disease in France, 1983-2000: A population-based evaluation. Pediatrics 115(1):95-101. Abstract

Koebnick C, Hoffmann I, Dagnelie PC, Heins UA, Wickramasinghe SN, Ratnayaka ID, Gruendel S, Lindemans J, Leitzmann C. 2004. Long-term ovo-lacto vegetarian diet impairs vitamin B-12 status in pregnant women. J Nutr 134(12):3319-3326. Abstract

Kurahashi N, Sata F, Kasai S, Shibata T, Moriya K, Yamada H, Kakizaki H, Minakami H, Nonomura K, Kishi R. 2005. Maternal genetic polymorphisms in CYP1A1, GSTM1 and GSTT1 and the risk of hypospadias. Mol Hum Reprod 11(2):93-98. Abstract

Le Caignec C, Boceno M, Saugier-Veber P, Jacquemont S, Joubert M, David A, Frebourg T, Rival JM. 2005. Detection of genomic imbalances by array based comparative genomic hybridisation in fetuses with multiple malformations. J Med Genet 42(2):121-128. Abstract

Logman JFS, de Vries LE, Hemels MEH, Khattak S, Einarson TR. 2005. Paternal organic solvent exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A meta-analysis. Am J Ind Med 47(1):37-44. Abstract

Mendola P, Robinson LK, Buck GM, Druschel CM, Fitzgerald EF, Sever LE, Vena JE. 2005. Birth defects risk associated with maternal sport fish consumption: potential effect modification by sex of offspring. Environ Res 97(2):134-141. Abstract

Mojtabai R. 2004. Body mass index and serum folate in childbearing age women. Eur J Epidemiol 19(11):1029-1036. Abstract

Moorthi RN, Hashmi SS, Langois P, Canfield M, Waller DK, Hecht JT. 2005. Idiopathic talipes equinovarus (ITEV) (clubfeet) in Texas. Am J Med Genet A 132A(4):376-380. Abstract

Moretti ME, Bar-Oz B, Fried S, Koren G. 2005. Maternal hyperthermia and the risk for neural tube defects in offspring: systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology 16(2):216-219. Abstract

Blanco Munoz J, Lacasana M, Borja Aburto VH, Torres Sanchez LE, Garcia Garcia AM, Lopez Carrillo L. 2005. Socioeconomic factors and the risk of anencephaly in a Mexican population: A case-control study. Public Health Rep 120(1):39-45. Abstract

Picciano MF, West SG, Ruch AL, Kris-Etherton PM, Zhao GX, Johnston KE, Maddox DH, Fishell VK, Dirienzo DB, Tamura T. 2004. Effect of cow milk on food folate bioavailability in young women. Am J Clin Nutr 80(6):1565-1569. Abstract

Ray JG, Wyatt PR, Vermeulen MJ, Meier C, Cole DEC. 2005. Greater maternal weight and the ongoing risk of neural tube defects after folic acid flour fortification. Obstet Gynecol 105(2):261-265. Abstract

Scapoli L, Palmieri A, Martinelli M, Pezzetti F, Carinci P, Tognon M, Carinci F. 2005. Strong evidence of linkage disequilibrium between polymorphisms at the IRF6 locus and nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate, in an Italian population. Am J Hum Genet 76(1):180-183. Abstract

Sebold CD, Melvin EC, Siegel D, Mehltretter L, Enterline DS, Nye JS, Kessler J, Bassuk A, Speer MC, George TM. 2005. Recurrence risks for neural tube defects in siblings of patients with lipomyelomeningocele. Genet Med 7(1):64-67. Abstract

Shaw GM, Carmichael SL, Nelson V, Selvin S, Schaffer DM. 2004. Occurrence of low birthweight and preterm delivery among California infants before and after compulsory food fortification with folic acid. Public Health Rep 119(2):170-173. Abstract

Siega-Riz AM, Savitz DA, Zeisel SH, Thorp JM, Herring A. 2004. Second trimester folate status and preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 191(6):1851-1857. Abstract

Vollset SE, Gjessing HK, Tandberg A, Ronning T, Irgens LM, Baste V, Nilsen RM, Daltveit AK. 2005. Folate supplementation and twin pregnancies. Epidemiology 16(2):201-205. Abstract

Wender-Ozegowska E, Wroblewska K, Zawiejska A, Pietryga M, Szczapa J, Biczysko R. 2005. Threshold values of maternal blood glucose in early diabetic pregnancy - prediction of fetal malformations. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 84(1):17-25. Abstract

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