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Syndromes, disorders and maternal risk factors associated with neural tube defects (VI).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18935988     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neural tube defects (NTDs) may be associated with syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors. This article provides a comprehensive review of the syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors associated with NTDs, including maternal fumonisin consumption, periconceptional zinc deficiency, parental occupational exposure and residential proximity to pesticides, lower socioeconomic status, fetal alcohol syndrome, mutations in the VANGL1 gene, human athymic Nude/SCID fetus, and single nucleotide polymorphism in the NOS3 gene. NTDs associated with these syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors are a rare but important cause of NTDs. The recurrence risk and the preventive effect of maternal folic acid intake in NTDs associated with syndromes, disorders and maternal risk factors may be different from those of nonsyndromic multifactorial NTDs. Perinatal diagnosis of NTDs should alert doctors to the syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors associated with NTDs, and prompt thorough etiologic investigation and genetic counseling.
Authors:
Chih-Ping Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology     Volume:  47     ISSN:  1875-6263     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-21     Completed Date:  2009-01-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101213819     Medline TA:  Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol     Country:  China    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  267-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. cpc_mmh@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis*,  epidemiology*
Congenital Abnormalities / diagnosis,  epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant Mortality / trends
Infant, Newborn
Male
Maternal Mortality / trends
Maternal Welfare
Neural Tube Defects / diagnosis,  epidemiology*
Perinatal Care / methods
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Analysis
Syndrome
Taiwan / epidemiology

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