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Shaw G, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Nelson V, Zhu H, Harris J, Finnell R
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol . 2006 Dec; 79(1):24-6. PMID: 17149733
Background: We investigated whether infants with homozygous genotype TT of the MTHFR gene were at increased risk of severe mental retardation. Methods: One hundred children with severe mental retardation (cases)...
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Curry C, Lammer E, Nelson V, Shaw G
Am J Med Genet A . 2005 Aug; 137(2):181-9. PMID: 16059942
Schizencephaly is a rare congenital brain defect characterized by gray matter lined clefts of the cerebral mantle, frequently accompanied by other defects of the CNS such as absence of the...
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Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Shaw G, Nelson V, Harris J
Am J Med Genet A . 2005 Jun; 136(2):152-7. PMID: 15940698
Individual and maternal characteristics as potential risk factors for having severe mental retardation (SMR) occurring with and without cerebral palsy (CP), epilepsy, or a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) were explored...
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Shaw G, Carmichael S, Nelson V, Selvin S, Schaffer D
Public Health Rep . 2004 Jun; 119(2):170-3. PMID: 15192904
Objectives: Studies suggest that folic acid intake influences the occurrence of low birthweight and preterm delivery. Since 1998, there has been compulsory fortification of flour and other grains with folic...
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Shaw G, Quach T, Nelson V, Carmichael S, Schaffer D, Selvin S, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr . 2003 Nov; 78(5):972-8. PMID: 14594784
Background: Maternal diabetes, prepregnancy obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and intakes of sweets have been associated with increased risks of neural tube defects (NTDs). The interdependence of these factors suggests a common pathogenesis...
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Carmichael S, Shaw G, Nelson V, Selvin S, Torfs C, Curry C
Epidemiology . 2003 Oct; 14(6):701-6. PMID: 14569186
Background: The occurrence of hypospadias has been reported to be increasing. The objectives of this study were to extend the literature on the descriptive epidemiology of hypospadias and to determine...
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Carmichael S, Nelson V, Shaw G, Wasserman C, Croen L
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol . 2003 Jul; 17(3):264-71. PMID: 12839538
Studies of socio-economic status (SES) have figured prominently in research related to a variety of health outcomes, although the question remains as to whether SES contributes to the aetiologies of...
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Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Shaw G, Nelson V, Harris J
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med . 2003 Jun; 157(6):545-50. PMID: 12796234
Background: A paucity of epidemiologic research exists concerning the co-occurrence of birth defects and mental retardation (MR). Study of this co-occurrence may yield important clues about the causes of both....
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Shaw G, Carmichael S, Nelson V, Selvin S, Schaffer D
Am J Med Genet A . 2003 May; 119A(2):137-40. PMID: 12749051
This study sought to determine whether a change in twinning prevalence was associated with mandatory folic acid fortification. As of January 1998, it became mandatory in the United States that...
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Shaw G, Nelson V, Iovannisci D, Finnell R, Lammer E
Am J Epidemiol . 2003 Mar; 157(6):475-84. PMID: 12631536
In a case-control study using an assessment of occupational tasks by an industrial hygienist, the authors investigated whether women's occupational exposures increased risks of delivering infants with cleft palate (CP),...