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A population-based case-control study of extreme summer temperature and birth defectsAlissa R Van Zutphen
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12237, USA
Environ Health Perspect 120:1443-9. 2012..Although hyperthermia is a recognized animal teratogen and maternal fever has been associated with birth defects in humans, data on the relationship between high environmental temperatures and birth defects are limited...
Exploring the seasonality of birth defects in the New York State Congenital Malformations RegistryAlissa R Caton
University at Albany, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rensselaer, New York 12144 3456, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 94:424-37. 2012..We aimed to determine whether the occurrence of birth defects varied by month of conception using the population-based New York State Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR)...
Antihypertensive medication use during pregnancy and the risk of cardiovascular malformationsAlissa R Caton
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, USA
Hypertension 54:63-70. 2009..Additional studies with adequate power will be needed to confirm these findings...
Maternal hypertension, antihypertensive medication use, and the risk of severe hypospadiasAlissa R Caton
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82:34-40. 2008..The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between high blood pressure, antihypertensive medication use, and severe hypospadias...
Epidemiology of bladder and cloacal exstrophies in New York State, 1983-1999Alissa R Caton
Congenital Malformations Registry, New York State Department of Health, Troy, New York, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 79:781-7. 2007..Disagreement exists as to whether they comprise two distinct disorders or are part of a spectrum. We examined epidemiologic trends and risk factors for BE and CE in a large population-based dataset...
Maternal bronchodilator use and the risk of orofacial cleftsJeanPierre W Munsie
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Center for Environmental Health, New York State Department of Health, 547 River Street, Room 200, Troy, NY 12180, USA
Hum Reprod 26:3147-54. 2011..We assessed whether mothers who used bronchodilators during early pregnancy were at an increased risk of delivering infants with orofacial clefts...
Residential mobility during pregnancy and the potential for ambient air pollution exposure misclassificationLei Chen
University at Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, State University of New York, One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144 3456, USA
Environ Res 110:162-8. 2010..However, the level of observed agreement may decrease for studies that require smaller geographic zones for exposure assignments or with more mobile study populations...
The epidemiology of extrahepatic biliary atresia in New York State, 1983-98Alissa R Caton
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University at Albany, NY 12144, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 18:97-105. 2004..24, 95% CI 2.20, 4.76]. The association of isolated/sequence biliary atresia with season, preterm birth, and low birthweight in our study supports an infectious disease hypothesis...
Maternal thyroid disease, thyroid medication use, and selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention StudyMarilyn L Browne
Congenital Malformations Registry, New York State Department of Health, Troy, New York, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 85:621-8. 2009..Although thyroid disorders are present in approximately 3% of pregnant women, little is known about the association between maternal thyroid disease and birth defects...
Risk factors for isolated biliary atresia, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2002Natalie S The
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Med Genet A 143:2274-84. 2007..The role of nutrients in the development of biliary atresia remains unclear. Further studies of genetic, infectious, and nutrient exposures and the association of biliary atresia are warranted...
