A maternal dietary pattern characterised by fish and seafood in association with the risk of congenital heart defects in the offspring

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1205-1215

  Obermann Borst, S A ^a   Vujkovic, M ^a   De Vries, J H ^b   Wildhagen, M F ^a,c   Looman, C W ^c   De Jonge, R ^c   Steegers, E A P ^a   Steegers Theunissen, R P M ^a,c,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Urology ^*  (Netherlands)

^d Division of Paediatric Cardiology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defect; methylation; nutrition; reduced rank regression; S adenosylhomocysteine; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SUGAR; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MATERNAL DIETARY PATTERN; METHYLATION; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; SMOKING;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD HABITS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; METHYLATION; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEAFOOD; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 80051783096     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02984.x     Document Type: Article

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