Role of nutrition, lifestyle factors, and genes in the pathogenesis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Human and animal studies

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 719-730

  Beurskens, Leonardus W J E ^a   Tibboel, Dick ^a   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Etiology; Genes; Malformation; Nutrient gene; Prevention

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; RETINOL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN INTAKE; ANIMAL; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NUTRIGENOMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRIGENOMICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 76249088926     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00247.x     Document Type: Review

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