Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

S Popova, ME Charness, L Burd, A Crawford… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Alcohol readily crosses the placenta and may disrupt fetal development. Harm from prenatal
alcohol exposure (PAE) is determined by the dose, pattern, timing and duration of exposure …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a review of the neurobehavioral deficits associated with prenatal alcohol exposure

SN Mattson, GA Bernes… - Alcoholism: Clinical and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
In utero alcohol exposure can disrupt the development of the fetal brain and result in a wide
range of neurobehavioral outcomes collectively known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc in early life: a key element in the fetus and preterm neonate

G Terrin, R Berni Canani, M Di Chiara, A Pietravalle… - Nutrients, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
Zinc is a key element for growth and development. In this narrative review, we focus on the
role of dietary zinc in early life (including embryo, fetus and preterm neonate), analyzing …

An update on fetal alcohol syndrome—pathogenesis, risks, and treatment

KK Gupta, VK Gupta, T Shirasaka - Alcoholism: Clinical and …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol is a well‐established teratogen that can cause variable physical and behavioral
effects on the fetus. The most severe condition in this spectrum of diseases is known as fetal …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse on maternal nutritional profile during pregnancy

G Sebastiani, C Borrás-Novell, M Alsina Casanova… - Nutrients, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
The consumption of alcohol and drugs of abuse among pregnant women has experienced a
significant increase in the last decades. Suitable maternal nutritional status is crucial to …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol's Impact on the Fetus

S Popova, D Dozet, K Shield, J Rehm, L Burd - Nutrients, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Background: Alcohol is a teratogen and prenatal exposure may adversely impact the
develo** fetus, increasing risk for negative outcomes, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum …

Maternal risk factors for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: not as simple as it might seem

PA May, JP Gossage - Alcohol Research & Health, 2011‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gathering information about drinking during pregnancy is one of the most difficult aspects of
studying fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This information is critical to linking …

Epigenetics of pregnancy: looking beyond the DNA code

D Zuccarello, U Sorrentino, V Brasson, L Marin… - Journal of assisted …, 2022‏ - Springer
Epigenetics is the branch of genetics that studies the different mechanisms that influence
gene expression without direct modification of the DNA sequence. An ever-increasing …

The impact of oxidative stress on the epigenetics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

S Terracina, L Tarani, M Ceccanti, M Vitali, S Francati… - Antioxidants, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) represent a continuum of lifelong impairments
resulting from prenatal exposure to alcohol, with significant global impact. The “spectrum” of …

Genetic influences on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

D Sambo, D Goldman - Genes, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) encompasses the range of deleterious outcomes of
prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) in the affected offspring, including developmental delay …