Alcohol dehydrogenase 1B genotype and fetal alcohol syndrome: a HuGE minireview
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Background: About 40 thousand newborns are delivered annually with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). It induces serious CNS complications. Methods: In a review of, the word “fetal alcohol syndrome” was searched in PubMed and Google Scholar and the retrieved articles were summarized. Results: Many studies showed that alcohol can cause more defects in fetus than heroin, cocaine and marijuana. The pos...
متن کاملFetal alcohol syndrome
Alcohol is a physical and behavioural teratogen. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a common yet un der-recognized condition resulting from maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. While preventable, FAS is also disabling. Although FAS is found in all socioeconomic groups in Canada, it has been observed at high prevalence in select First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada. This stat...
متن کاملFetal alcohol syndrome
Alcohol is a physical and behavioural teratogen. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a common yet under-recognized condition resulting from maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. While preventable, FAS is also disabling. Although FAS is found in all socioeconomic groups in Canada, it has been observed at high prevalence in select First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada. This statem...
متن کاملFetal Alcohol Syndrome
Alcohol use by a pregnant woman may interfere with the development of her fetus. Newborns whose mothers are intoxicated during delivery can experience withdrawal symptoms, such as tremors and even seizures. It is likely that withdrawal also can occur during fetal development. Thus, the possibility exists that withdrawal by the pregnant woman may exacerbate alcohol’s adverse effects on her fetus...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.028