Search Results - "Camelo, Jorge S. Lopez"
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Folic acid flour fortification: Impact on the frequencies of 52 congenital anomaly types in three South American countries
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-10-2010)“…The aim of the present investigation was to search for a reduction in birth prevalence estimates of 52 selected types of congenital anomalies, associated with…”
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Associated anomalies among infants with oral clefts at birth and during a 1-year follow-up
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-07-2011)“…Reports of birth defects rates may focus on defects observed in the newborn period or include defects diagnosed at older ages. However, little information is…”
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Genes, exposures, and interactions on preterm birth risk: an exploratory study in an Argentine population
Published in Journal of community genetics (01-12-2022)“…Preterm birth (PTB) is the main condition related to perinatal morbimortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify associations of spontaneous PTB…”
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Survival of infants born with esophageal atresia among 24 international birth defects surveillance programs
Published in Birth defects research (15-07-2021)“…Background Esophageal atresia (EA) affects around 2.3–2.6 per 10,000 births world‐wide. Infants born with this condition require surgical correction soon after…”
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Limb body wall complex: Its delineation and relationship with amniotic bands using clustering methods
Published in Birth defects research (01-03-2019)“…Background Despite the numerous reports on the limb body wall complex (LBWC), this association has never been adequately defined. Amniotic bands (AB) are…”
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Preterm birth etiological pathways: a Bayesian networks and mediation analysis approach
Published in Pediatric research (01-06-2022)“…Background The aim of this study was to determine the mediating effect of spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) main predictors that would allow to suggest…”
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Sirenomelia and cyclopia cluster in Cali, Colombia
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (15-10-2008)“…Sirenomelia and cyclopia share etiologic and pathogenic characteristics. A cluster of these two patterns of malformation in the city of Cali, Colombia, is…”
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Preterm birth and genitourinary tract infections: assessing gene–environment interaction
Published in Pediatric research (01-09-2021)“…Background Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of perinatal morbimortality worldwide. Genetic and environmental factors could raise PTB risk. The aim of…”
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Prenatal Sonographic Detection of Birth Defects in 18 Hospitals From South America
Published in Journal of ultrasound in medicine (01-02-2010)“…Objective. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of prenatal sonographic diagnosis of birth defects and the gestational age at detection…”
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Preliminary data on changes in neural tube defect prevalence rates after folic acid fortification in South America
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-12-2003)“…Several South American countries are fortifying wheat flour with folic acid. However, only Chile started in 2000 to add 2.2 mg/kg, providing 360 μg daily per…”
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Risk for gastroschisis in primigravidity, length of sexual cohabitation, and change in paternity
Published in Birth defects research. A Clinical and molecular teratology (01-06-2007)“…BACKGROUND: Maternal epidemiologic similarities between gastroschisis and preeclampsia have led to the objective of evaluating the risk for gastroschisis…”
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Analysis of Mortality among Neonates and Children with Spina Bifida: An International Registry‐Based Study, 2001‐2012
Published in Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (01-11-2019)“…Background Medical advancements have resulted in better survival and life expectancy among those with spina bifida, but a significantly increased risk of…”
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Social inequities in teenage mothers and the relationship to adverse perinatal outcomes in South American populations
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (2021)“…The aim was to explain differences in the rates of adverse perinatal events in teenage mothers with low and high schooling. The sample was collected from the…”
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Gene-environment interactions and preterm birth predictors: A Bayesian network approach
Published in Genetics and molecular biology (01-01-2023)“…Preterm birth (PTB) is the main condition related to perinatal morbimortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify gene-environment interactions…”
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FETAL HEALTH SHOCKS AND EARLY INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
Published in Health economics (01-01-2014)“…Several studies report socioeconomic inequalities in child health and consequences of early disease. However, not much is known about inequalities in health…”
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Quantile effects of prenatal care utilization on birth weight in Argentina
Published in Health economics (01-11-2009)“…The effects of prenatal care utilization on birth weight (BW) may vary by unobserved fetal health endowments. This heterogeneity will be masked by estimating…”
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Neural tube defects: Sex ratio changes after fortification with folic acid
Published in PloS one (14-03-2018)“…Historically, neural tube defects (NTDs) have predominated in female infants but the reasons remain unclear. In South America, the pre- folic acid…”
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Prevalence of esophageal atresia among 18 international birth defects surveillance programs
Published in Birth defects research. A Clinical and molecular teratology (01-11-2012)“…BACKGROUND: The prevalence of esophageal atresia (EA) has been shown to vary across different geographical settings. Investigation of geographical differences…”
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Epidemiological surveillance of birth defects compatible with thalidomide embryopathy in Brazil
Published in PloS one (06-07-2011)“…The thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s resulted in thousands of children being born with severe limb reduction defects (LRD), among other malformations. In…”
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Gastroschisis and young mothers: What makes them different from other mothers of the same age?
Published in Birth defects research. A Clinical and molecular teratology (01-06-2015)“…Background Although young maternal age has been identified as a risk factor for gastroschisis, its role remains undisclosed. To our knowledge, the differences…”
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