Further evidence for a maternal genetic effect and a sex-influenced effect contributing to risk for human neural tube defects

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 662-669

  Deak, Kristen L ^a   Siegel, Deborah G ^a   George, Timothy M ^b   Gregory, Simon ^a   Ashley Koch, Allison ^a   Speer, Marcy C ^a   Aben, Joanna ^c   Aylsworth, Arthur ^d   Powell, Cynthia ^d   Mackey, Joanne ^a   Worley, Gordon ^a   Brei, Timothy ^e   Buran, Connie ^e   Bodurtha, Joann ^f   Sawin, Kathleen ^f   Dias, Mark S ^g   Mack, Philip ^h   Meeropol, Elli ^h   Lasarsky, Nicole ⁱ   McLone, David ^j   Ito, Joy ^j   Oakes, W Jerry ^k   Walker, Marion ^l   Peterson, Paula ^l   Iskandar, Bermans ^m   more..

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DELL INC   (United States)

^c Children's Rehabilitation Service   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^h SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

ⁱ CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^m University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anencephaly; Maternal effect; Neural tube defects; Recurrence risk; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKULL DEFECT;

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 55449125896     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20511     Document Type: Article

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