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*From the Texas Neural Tube Defect Project.
†Supported in part through the Cooperative Agreement No.U50/CCU613232 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Anderson JL , Waller DK , Canfield MA , Shaw GM , Watkins ML , Werler MM. Maternal obesity, gestational diabetes, and central nervous system birth defects . Epidemiology 2005; 16 :87-92. †
- Archer NP, Langlois PH, Case AP, Wolfe LJ. Linking teratogen information service and birth defects registry databases to improve knowledge of birth defect status. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2006 Feb;76(2):126-8.
- Archer NP, Langlois PH, Suarez L, Brender J, Shanmugam R. Association of paternal age with prevalence of selected birth defects. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2006 Nov 21; [Epub ahead of print]
- Axume J , Smith SS , Pogribny IP , Moriarty DJ , Caudill MA . The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677TT genotype and folate intake interact to lower global leukocyte DNA methylation in young Mexican American women. Nutrition Research 2007; 27 ( 1 ):13-17.
- Barber RC, van Waes, Lammer EJ, Shaw GM, Rosenquist TH, Finnell RH. Folic Acid and Homocysteine as Risk Factors for Neural Tube Defects. In: Massaro EJ, ed. Totwa NY: Humana Press, 2004:165-82.* †
- Barber R, Shalat S, Hendricks K, Joggerst B, Larsen R, Suarez L, Finnell R. Investigation of folate pathway gene polymorphisms and the incidence of neural tube defects in a Texas hispanic population. Mol Genet Metab 2000;70:45-52.* †
- Barber RC, Lammer EJ, Shaw GM, Greer KA, Finnell RH. The role of folate transport and metabolism in neural tube defect risk. Mol Genet Metab 1999;99:1-9.* †
- Blanton SH, Cortez A, Stal S, Mulliken JB, Finnell RH, Hecht JT: Variation in IRF6 contributes to nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate. Am J Med Genet. 2005;137:259-62.†
- Botto LD, Lisi A, Bower C, Canfield MA, Dattani N, De Vigan C, De Walle H, Erickson DJ, Halliday J, Irgens LM, Lowry RB, McDonnell R, Metneki J, Poetzsch S, Ritvanen A, Robert-Gnansia E, Siffel C, Stoll C, Mastroiacovo P. Trends of selected malformations in relation to folic acid recommendations and fortification: an international assessment. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2006 Oct;76(10):693-705.
- Brender JD, Holt M, Canfield MA, Driggers D, Rutenberg G. Anencephaly in Texas. Disease Prevention News 1995;55:1-4. (34K PDF, Viewing Information)
- Brender JD, Suarez L, Felkner M, Gilani Z, Stinchcomb D, Moody K, Henry J, Hendricks K. Maternal exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury and neural tube defects in offspring. Environ Res. 2005 Sep 17; [Epub ahead of print]* †
- Brender J, Suarez L, Hendricks K, Baetz RA, Larsen R. Parental occupation and neural tube defect-affected pregnancies among Mexican Americans. J Occup Environ Med 2002;44:650-56.*†
- Brender JD, Olive JM, Felkner M, Suarez L , Marckwardt W, Hendricks KA. Dietary nitrites and nitrates, nitrosatable drugs, and neural tube defects. Epidemiology 2004;15:330-36.* †
- Brender JD, Zhan FB, Suarez L, Langlois PH, Moody K. Maternal residential proximity to waste sites and industrial facilities and oral clefts in offspring. J Occup Environ Med. 2006 Jun;48(6):565-72.
- Brender JD, Zhan FB, Suarez L, Langlois P, Gilani Z, Delima I, Moody K. Linking environmental hazards and birth defects data. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2006 Apr-Jun;12(2):126-33. PMID: 16722192 [PubMed - in process]
- Canfield MA. Public Hospitals and the Urban Prevalence of Anencephaly 1991-1993. Disease Prevention News 1995; 55(13):2-4. (34K PDF, Viewing Information)
- Canfield MA, Annegers JF, Brender JD, Cooper SP, Greenberg F. Hispanic origin and neural tube defects in Houston/Harris County, Texas II: Risk factors. Am J Epidemiol 1996;143:12-24.
- Canfield MA, Anderson JL, Waller DK, Palmer SE, Kaye CI. Folic Acid Awareness and Use Among Women with a History of a Neural Tube Defect Pregnancy - Texas, 2000-2001. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2002;51:16-19.†
- Canfield MA , Collins JS , Botto LD , Williams LJ , Mai CT , Kirby RS et al. Changes in the Birth Prevalence of Selected Birth Defects after Grain Fortification with Folic Acid in the United States: Findings from a Multi-State Population-Based Study. Birth Def Res Part A 2005; 73 :679-989. †
- Canfield MA, Honein MA, Yuskiv N, Xing J, Mai CT, Collins JS, Devine O, Petrini J, Ramadhani TA, Hobbs CA, Kirby RS. National estimates and race/ethnic-specific variation of selected birth defects in the United States, 1999-2001. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2006 Nov;76(11):747-56
- Canfield MA, Przybyla SM, Case AP, Ramadhani T, Suarez L, Dyer J. Folic acid awareness and supplementation among Texas women of childbearing age. Prev Med. 2006 Jul;43(1):27-30. Epub 2006 Mar 10. †
- Canfield MA, Ramadhani TA, Langlois PH, Waller DK. Residential mobility patterns and exposure misclassification in epidemiologic studies of birth defects. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2006 Nov;16(6):538-43. Epub 2006 May 31.†
- Canfield MA, Ramadhani TA, Yuskiv N, Davidoff MJ, Petrini JR, Hobbs CA, Kirby RS, Romitti PA, Collins JS, Devine O, Honein MA, Mai CT, Edmonds LD, Correa A. Improved National Prevalence Estimates for 18 Selected Major Birth Defects United States , 1999--2001 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006;51&52:1301-1305.
- Carmicheal SL, Shaw GM, Yang W, Laurent C, Herring A, Royle MH, Canfield MA. Correlates of Intake of folic acid containing supplements among pregnant women. Am J Obstetrics of Gynecology. 2006;194:203-10.†
- Case AP, Ramadhani TA, Canfield MA, Beverly L, Wood R. Folic Acid supplementation among diabetic, overweight, or obese women of childbearing age. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2007 Jul-Aug;36(4):335-41. †
- Case AP , Ramadhani TA , Canfield MA , Wicklund CA . Awareness and attitudes regarding prenatal testing among Texas women of childbearing age. J Genet Couns 2007; 16 ( 5 ):655-661. †
- Correa-Villasenor A, Satten GA, Rolka H, Langlois P, Devine O. Random error and undercounting in birth defects surveillance data: implications for inference. Birth Defects Res Part A Clin Mol Teratol. 2003 Sep;67(9):610-6.
- Ethen MK, Canfield MA. Impact of including elective pregnancy terminations before 20 weeks gestation on birth defect rates. Teratology 2002;66:S32-S35.
- Ethen MK , Canfield MA , Trevino J . Pilot test of prenatal surveillance for birth defects in South Texas. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2007; 79 ( 11 ):788-791.
- Felkner M, Suarez L, Hendricks K, Gunter EW. Blood folate levels on the Texas-Mexico border. Tex Med 2003;98:58-60.* †
- Felkner M , Suarez L , Hendricks K , Larsen R . Implementation and outcomes of recommended folic acid supplementation in Mexican-American women with prior neural tube defect-affected pregnancies. Prev Med 2005; 40 :867-71.* †
- Felkner M , Suarez L , Liszka B , Brender JD , Canfield M . Neural tube defects, micronutrient deficiencies, and Helicobacter pylori: a new hypothesis. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2007; 79 (8 ):617-621.*†
- Felkner M, Hendricks K, Suarez L, Waller DK. Diarrhea: A new risk factor for neural tube defects? Birth Def Res Part A 2003;67:504-08.* †
- Felkner M, Suarez L, Brender JD, Scaife B, Hendricks K. Iron status indicators in women with prior neural tube defect-affacted pregnancies. Maternal & Child Health J. 2005; 29: 1-8.†
- Forrester MB, Canfield MA. Evaluation of a system for linking birth defects registry records and vital records. J Registry Management 2000;27:93-97.
- Gilboa SM , Mendola P , Olshan AF , Langlois PH , Savitz DA , Loomis D et al. Relation between Ambient Air Quality and Selected Birth Defects, Seven County Study, Texas, 1997-2000 . Am J Epidemiol 2005; 162 :238-52. †
- Gilboa SM, Mendola P, Olshan AF, Savitz DA, Herring AH, Loomis D, Langlois P, Keating K. Characteristics that predict locating and interviewing mothers identified by a state birth defects registry and vital records. Birth Defects Research, Part A. 2006; 76: 60-65. †
- Hashmi SS , Waller DK , Langlois P , Canfield M , Hecht JT . Prevalence of nonsyndromic oral clefts in Texas: 1995-1999 . Am J Med Genet A 2005
- Hecht JT , Ester A , Scott A , Wise CA , Iovannisci DM , Lammer EJ et al. NAT2 variation and idiopathic talipes equinovarus (clubfoot). Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143 ( 19 ):2285-2291. †.
- Heck AL, Bray M, Scott A, Blanton SH, Hecht JT: Variation in CASP10 gene is associated with Idiopathic Talipes Equinovarus. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005; 25:598-602.
- Hendricks K, Larsen R, Suarez L. Neural tube defect surveillance and folic acid intervention-Texas-Mexico border, 1993-1998. MMWR 2000;49:1-4.* †
- Hendricks KA, Simpson JS, Larsen RD. Neural tube defects along the Texas-Mexico border, 1993-1995. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149:1119-27.* †
- Johnson KM, Suarez L, Felkner MM, Hendricks K. Prevalence of craniorachischisis in a Texas-Mexico border population. Birth Def Res Part A 2004;70:92-94.* †
- Kaye CI , Livingston J , Canfield MA , Mann MY , Lloyd-Puryear MA , Therrell BLJr . Assuring clinical genetic services for newborns identified through U.S. newborn screening programs. Genet Med 2007; 9 ( 8 ):518-527.
- Kirby RS, Canfield MA. Surveillance methods, public health applications, and epidemiologic research using population-based birth defects registries. Teratology 2002;66:S1-S2.
- Langlois PH , Canfield MA , Suarez L . Are birth defects more prevalent along the Texas-Mexico border? Texas Medicine 103 [ 12 ], 54-59. 2007.
- Langlois P, Driggers D, Phelps A. Applying statistical methods to improve the efficiency of case clues in an active birth defects surveillance system. J Registry Management 2004;31:19-26.
- Langlois PH , Scheuerle A . Using registry data to suggest which birth defects may be more susceptible to artifactual clusters and trends. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2007; 79 ( 11 ):798-805.
- Lu W , Zhu H , Wen S , Laurent C , Shaw GM , Lammer EJ et al. Screening for novel PAX3 polymorphisms and risks of spina bifida. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2007; 79 ( 1 ):45-49. †
- Lynberg M, Trevino J, Mendola P, Singer P, Nuckols J, Langlois P. Assessing exposure to disinfection byproducts in women of reproductive age living in Corpus Christi, TX and Cobb County, GA: Descriptive results and methods. Environ Health Perspect 2001;109:597-604. †
- Mason CA , Kirby RS , Sever LE , Langlois PH . Prevalence is the Preferred Measure of Frequency of Birth Defects . Birth Def Res Part A 2005; 73 :690-92. †
- Mastroiacovo P , Lisi A , Castilla EE , Martinez-Frias ML , Bermejo E , Marengo L et al. Gastroschisis and associated defects: an international study. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143 ( 7 ):660-671.
- McBride KL , Marengo L , Canfield M , Langlois P , Fixler D , Belmont JW . Epidemiology of noncomplex left ventricular outflow tract obstruction malformations (aortic valve stenosis, coarctation of the aorta, hypoplastic left heart syndrome) in Texas, 1999-2001 . Birth Def Res Part A 2005; 73 :555-61.
- Miller E. Evaluation of the Texas Birth Defects Registry: An active surveillance system. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2006 Nov;76(11):787-92.
- Missmer SA, Suarez L, Felkner M, Wang E, Merrill AH Jr, Rothman KJ, Hendricks KA. Exposure to fumonisins and the occurrence of neural tube defects along the Texas-Mexico border. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Feb;114(2):237-41.* †
- Moorthi RN , Hashmi SS , Langlois P , Canfield M , Waller DK , Hecht JT . Idiopathic talipes equinovarus (ITEV) (clubfeet) in Texas . Am J Med Genet 2005; 132A :376-80.
- Nembhard WN, Waller DK, Sever LE, Canfield MA. Patterns of first-year survival among infants with selected congenital anomalies in Texas, 1995-1997. Teratology 2001;64:267-75.
- Ramadhani TA, Canfield MA, Waller DK, Case AP. Medical records vs. interview responses: A comparative analysis of selected variables for linked birth defect cases. Birth Def Res Part A 2004;70:592-96. †
- Rasmussen SA, Lammer EJ, Shaw GM, Finnell RH, McGeehee RE, Gallagher M, Romitti PA, Murray JC. Integration of DNA sample collection into a multi-site birth defects case-control study. Teratology 2002;66:177-84. †
- Rasmussen SA , Yazdy MM , Carmichael SL , Jamieson DJ , Canfield MA , Honein MA . Maternal thyroid disease as a risk factor for craniosynostosis. Obstet Gynecol 2007; 110 ( 2 Pt 1 ):369-377. †
- Scheuerle A, Heller K, Elder F. Complete Trisomy 1q with mosaic Y;1 translocation: A recurrent aneuploidy presenting diagnostic dilemmas. M J Med Genet A. 2005;138A: 166-170.
- Suarez L , Brender JD , Langlois PH , Zhan FB , Moody K . Maternal exposures to hazardous waste sites and industrial facilities and risk of neural tube defects in offspring. Ann Epidemiol 2007; 17 ( 10 ):772-777.* †
- Suarez L, Hendricks KA, Cooper SP, Sweeney AM, Hardy RJ, Larsen RD. Neural tube defects among Mexican Americans living on the US-Mexico border: effects of folic acid and dietary folate. Am J Epidemiol 2000;152:1017-23.* †
- Suarez L, Cardarelli K, Hendricks K. Maternal stress, social support, and risk of neural tube defects among Mexican Americans. Epidemiology 2003;14:612-16.* †
- Suarez L , Felkner M , Brender JD , Canfield M , Hendricks K . Maternal exposures to cigarette smoke, alcohol, and street drugs and neural tube defect occurrence in offspring. Matern Child Health J 2007. * †
- Suarez L, Felkner M, Hendricks K. The effect of fever, febrile illnesses, and heat exposures on the risk of neural tube defects in a Texas-Mexico border population. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2004 Oct;70(10):815-9.* †
- Suarez L , Gilani Z , Felkner M , Brender J , Henry J , Hendricks K . Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Neural Tube Defects in a Mexican American Population . Int J Occup Environ Health 2005; 11 :234-38.* †
- Suarez L, Hendricks K, Felkner M, Gunter E. Maternal serum B12 levels and risk for neural tube defects in the Texas-Mexico border population. Annals Epidemiol 2003.* †
- Volcik K, Zhu H, Finnell RH, Shaw G, Canfield M, Lammer EJ. Evaluation of the cited2 Gene and risk for spina bifida and congenital heart defects. Am J Med Genet 2003;126A:324-25. †
- Volcik K, Zhu H, Finnell RH, Shaw G, Canfield M, Lammer EJ. Evaluation of the Jumonji gene and risk for spina bifida and congenital heart defects. Am J Med Genet 2004; 126A:215-17. †
- Waller DK, Pujazon MA, Canfield MA, Scheuerle AE, Byrne JL. Frequency of prenatal diagnosis of birth defects in Houston, Galveston and the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas 1995. Fetal Diagn Ther 2000;15:348-54. †
- Waller DK, Keddie AM, Canfield MA, Scheuerle AE. Do infants with major congenital anomalies have an excess of macrosomia? Teratology 2001; 64:311-17.
- Waller DK, Keddie AM, Canfield MA, Scheuerle AE. Sex ratios in infants with congenital anomalies. Teratology 2002;66:60.
- Waller DK , Shaw GM , Rasmussen SA , Hobbs CA , Canfield MA , Siega-Riz AM et al. Prepregnancy obesity as a risk factor for structural birth defects. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007; 161 ( 8 ):745-750.†
- Waller DK, Tita AT, Werler MM, Mitchell AA. Association between prepregnancy maternal body mass index and the risk of having an infant with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia . Birth Def Res Part A 2003;67:73-76.
- Wen S , Ethen M , Langlois PH , Mitchell LE . Prevalence of encephalocele in Texas, 1999-2002. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143 ( 18 ):2150-2155.
- Williams LJ , Rasmussen SA , Flores A , Kirby RS , Edmonds LD . Decline in the prevalence of spina bifida and anencephaly by race/ethnicity: 1995-2002 . Pediatrics 2005; 116 :580-86.
- Yang J , Carmichael SL , Canfield MA , Song J , Shaw GM , National Birth Defects Prevention Study . Socioeconomic status in relation to selected birth defects in a large multicentered US case-control study. Am J Epidemiol 2008; 167 ( 2 ):145-154.
- Yoon PW, Rasmussen SA, Lynberg MC, Moore CA, Anderka M, Carmichael SL, Costa P, Druschel C, Hobbs CA, Romitti PA, Langlois PH, Edmonds LD. The national birth defects prevention study. Public Health Rep 2001;116:32-40. †
- Zhan FB, Brender JD, Han Y, Suarez L, Langlois PH. GIS-EpiLink: a spatial search tool for linking environmental and health data. J Med Syst. 2006 Oct;30(5):405-12.
- Zhan FB, Brender JD, DE Lima I, Suarez L, Langlois PH. Match Rate and Positional Accuracy of Two Geocoding Methods for Epidemiologic Research. Ann Epidemiol. 2006 Nov;16(11):842-849. Epub 2006 Oct 5.
- Zhu H, Wicker NJ, Shaw GM, Lammer EJ, Hendricks K, Suarez L, Canfield M, Finnell RH. Homocysteine remethylation enzyme polymorphisms and increased risks for neural tube defects. Mol Genet Metab 2003;78:216-21.* †
- Zhu H, Junker WM, Finnell RH, Brown S, Shaw GM, Lammer EJ, Canfield M, Hendricks K. Lack of association between ZIC2 and ZIC3 genes and the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in hispanic populations. Am J Med Genet 2003;116A:414-15. †
- Zhu H, Wicker NJ, Volcik K, Zhang J, Shaw GM, Lammer EJ, Suarez L, Canfield M, Finnell RH. Promoter haplotype combinations for the human PDGFRA gene are associated with risk of neural tube defects. Mol Genet Metab 2004;81:127-32.* †
- Zhu H , Wlodarczyk BJ , Scott M , Yu W , Merriweather M , Gelineau-van Waes J et al. Cardiovascular abnormalities in Folr1 knockout mice and folate rescue. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2007; 79 ( 4 ):257-268. †
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