Prenatal Serum Concentrations of Brominated Flame Retardants and Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability in the Early Markers of Autism Study: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in California. [PDF]
BackgroundPrior studies suggest neurodevelopmental impacts of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), but few have examined diagnosed developmental disorders.ObjectivesOur aim was to determine whether prenatal exposure to brominated flame retardants ...
Croen, Lisa A +6 more
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Smoking Patterns and Receipt of Cessation Services Among Pregnant Women in Argentina and Uruguay [PDF]
Introduction: The 5A’s (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) strategy, a best-practice approach for cessation counseling, has been widely implemented in high-income countries for pregnant women; however, no studies have evaluated implementation in ...
Alemán, Alicia +16 more
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PACS1 neurodevelopmental disorder (PACS1-NDD) is a category of rare disorder characterized by intellectual disability, speech delay, dysmorphic facial features, and developmental delay.
Yuan Liu +20 more
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In utero and childhood polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposures and neurodevelopment in the CHAMACOS study. [PDF]
BackgroundCalifornia children's exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants (PBDEs) are among the highest worldwide. PBDEs are known endocrine disruptors and neurotoxicants in animals.ObjectiveHere we investigate the relation of in utero ...
Bradman, Asa +8 more
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Background and Objectives: Prenatal education represents an important part of maternal prenatal care in Western countries. In Romania, prenatal education is of recent interest but there is no official information about prenatal courses and their impact ...
Anca Maria Balasoiu +3 more
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Early life factors and risk of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma. [PDF]
Although little is known about etiology of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), early life factors are suspected in the etiology. We explored this hypothesis using linked data from the California Cancer Registry and the California birth rolls.
Anshu eShrestha +6 more
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Identification of four TTN variants in three families with fetal akinesia deformation sequence
Background TTN is a complex gene with large genomic size and highly repetitive structure. Pathogenic variants in TTN have been reported to cause a range of skeletal muscle and cardiac disorders. Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations tend to cause
Lihong Fan +11 more
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Aspectos clínico-epidemiológicos del aborto en un hospital de Upata. Estado Bolívar-Venezuela
Introducción. El aborto se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública. Una las causas que podría estar influyendo para su aumento es la falta de información sobre el control prenatal, por lo anterior, este es un tema que no escapa de la realidad y de ...
Pérez-Arciniegas, Erly +10 more
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Early‐life exposure to a high‐fat diet altered intact Achilles tendons in rat offspring, making them thinner, stiffer, and molecularly distinct even without injury. These findings suggest that developmental high‐fat diet exposure may impair tendon quality and increase susceptibility to mechanical overload or tendon injury later in life.
Heyong Yin +3 more
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Developmental, Neuroanatomical and Cellular Expression of Genes Causing Dystonia
ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most common movement disorders, with variants in multiple genes identified as causative. However, an understanding of which developmental stages, brain regions, and cell types are most relevant is crucial for developing relevant disease models and therapeutics.
Darren Cameron +5 more
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