Blood mercury concentrations in pregnant and nonpregnant women in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006

May 11, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Blood mercury concentrations in pregnant and nonpregnant women in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006

Background Prenatal exposure to methylmercury is associated with adverse neurologic development in children. We examined total blood mercury concentrations and predictors of higher blood mercury concentrations in pregnant and nonpregnant…

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Congenital heart defects after maternal fever

May 11, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Congenital heart defects after maternal fever

Materials and Methods The NBDPS is a large ongoing case-control study of 30 major structural malformations in the United States. The NBDPS is an approved activity of the institutional review…

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Angiopoietin 1 and 2 serum concentrations in first trimester of pregnancy as biomarkers of adverse pregnancy outcomes

May 11, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Angiopoietin 1 and 2 serum concentrations in first trimester of pregnancy as biomarkers of adverse pregnancy outcomes

Objective To assess angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), and the Ang-1/Ang-2 ratio levels in the first trimester of pregnancy, their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes, and their predictive accuracy. Study Design…

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