Association of microtia with maternal obesity and periconceptional folic acid use

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2756-2761

  Ma, Chen ^a   Carmichael, Suzan L ^a   Scheuerle, Angela E ^b,c   Canfield, Mark A ^b   Shaw, Gary M ^d  

^a March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c Tesserae Genetics Texas   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anotia; Birth defect; Ear; Epidemiology; Folic acid; Microtia; Obesity; Risk factor; Vitamin supplements

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MICROTIA; OBESITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNDERWEIGHT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EAR; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78049310949     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33694     Document Type: Article

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