European FASD Network

Recent European Research

United Kingdom

Choice of environmental components for a longitudinal birth cohort study.

Golding J, Jones R, Preece A, Bruné MN, Pronczuk J. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;23 Suppl 1:134-53. [Medline]

France

Antenatal environmental stress and maturation of the breathing control, experimental data.

Cayetanot F, Larnicol N, Peyronnet J. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2009 Aug 31;168(1-2):92-100. Epub 2009 May 7. Review. [Medline]

Spain

Ethanol consumption by Wistar rat dams affects selenium bioavailability and antioxidant balance in their progeny.

Ojeda ML, Vázquez B, Nogales F, Murillo ML, Carreras O. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2009 Aug;6(8):2139-49. Epub 2009 Jul 30. [Medline]]

United Kingdom

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder(FASD).

Banakar MK, Kudlur NS, George S. Indian J Pediatr.[Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Netherlands

Clustering of socioeconomic, behavioural, and neonatal risk factors for infant health in pregnant smokers.

Lanting CI, Buitendijk SE, Crone MR, Segaar D, Bennebroek Gravenhorst J, van Wouwe JP. PLoS One. 2009 Dec 18;4(12):e8363. [Medline]

United Kingdom

A systematic review of continuous performance task research in children prenatally exposed to alcohol.

Dolan GP, Stone DH, Briggs AH. Alcohol Alcohol. 2010 Jan-Feb;45(1):30-8. Epub 2009 Dec 7. [Medline]

United Kingdom

During pregnancy, recreational drug-using women stop taking ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) and reduce alcohol consumption, but continue to smoke tobacco and cannabis: initial findings from the Development and Infancy Study.

Moore DG, Turner JD, Parrott AC, Goodwin JE, Fulton SE, Min MO, Fox HC, Braddick FM, Axelsson EL, Lynch S, Ribeiro H, Frostick CJ, Singer LT. J Psychopharmacol. 2009 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Eastern Europe

Physical and neurodevelopmental evaluation of children adopted from Eastern Europe.

Monique R, Ana C, Valérie D, Félix R, Otilia D, Marie-Noëlle S, Julie G. Can J Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Fall;16(3):e432-40. Epub 2009 Oct 29. [Medline]

Croatia

FAS prevalence in a sample of urban schoolchildren in Croatia.

Petkovic G, Barišic I. Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Ireland

Eye abnormalities in fetal alcohol syndrome.

Abdelrahman A, Conn R. Ulster Med J. 2009 Sep;78(3):164-5. No abstract available. [Medline]

Germany

[Addiction across the lifespan]

Mann K, Laucht M, Weyerer S. Nervenarzt. 2009 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print] German. [Medline]

Spain

Binge ethanol exposure in late gestation induces ethanol aversion in the dam but enhances ethanol intake in the offspring and affects their postnatal learning about ethanol.

Chotro MG, Arias C, Spear NE. Alcohol. 2009 Sep;43(6):453-63. [Medline]

United Kingdom

Maternal tobacco, cannabis and alcohol use during pregnancy and risk of adolescent psychotic symptoms in offspring.

Zammit S, Thomas K, Thompson A, Horwood J, Menezes P, Gunnell D, Hollis C, Wolke D, Lewis G, Harrison G. Br J Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;195(4):294-300. [Medline]

United Kingdom

Developmental toxicity of ethanol in chick heart in ovo and in micromass culture can be prevented by addition of vitamin C and folic acid.

Memon S, Pratten MK. Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Sep;28(2):262-9. Epub 2009 Apr 10. [Medline]

Germany

Polymicrogyria in fetal alcohol syndrome.

Reinhardt K, Mohr A, Gärtner J, Spohr HL, Brockmann K. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Italy

Women, alcohol and the environment: an update and perspectives in neuroscience.

Mancinelli R, Vitali M, Ceccanti M. Funct Neurol. 2009 Apr-Jun;24(2):77-81. [Medline]

Sweden

Atypical functional lateralization in children with fetal alcohol syndrome.

Domellöf E, Rönnqvist L, Titran M, Esseily R, Fagard J. Dev Psychobiol. 2009 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Denmark

Alcohol binge drinking during pregnancy and cryptorchidism.

Strandberg-Larsen K, Jensen MS, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Grønbæk M, Olsen J. Hum Reprod. 2009 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

United Kingdom

Pregnant women's attitudes towards alcohol consumption.

Raymond N, Beer C, Glazebrook C, Sayal K. BMC Public Health. 2009 Jun 5;9:175. [Medline]

United Kingdom

A non-synonymous variant in ADH1B is strongly associated with prenatal alcohol use in a European sample of pregnant women.

Zuccolo L, Fitz-Simon N, Gray R, Ring SM, Sayal K, Davey Smith G, Lewis SJ. Hum Mol Genet. 2009 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

France

[Alcohol and pregnancy.]

Seror E, Chapelon E, Bué M, Garnier-Lengliné H, Lebeaux-Legras C, Loudenot A, Lejeune C. Arch Pediatr. 2009 Aug 14. [Epub ahead of print] French. [Medline]

Italy and the US

Ethanol Inhibits Muscarinic Receptor-Induced Axonal Growth in Rat Hippocampal Neurons.

Vandemark KL, Guizzetti M, Giordano G, Costa LG. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 Aug 10. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Northern Ireland

Neonatal management and long-term sequelae.

Halliday HL. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Jul 24. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Italy and Spain

Ethylglucuronide and ethylsulfate in meconium to assess gestational ethanol exposure: preliminary results in two mediterranean cohorts.

Pichini S, Morini L, Marchei E, Palmi I, Rotolo MC, Vagnarelli F, Garcia-Algar O, Vall O, Zuccaro P. Can J Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Summer;16(2):e370-5. Epub 2009 Jun 24. [Medline]

Sweden

[Should the woman who is trying to conceive abstain from alcohol?]

Wåhlin S, Sarman I. Lakartidningen. 2009 Jun 10-23;106(24-25):1628-9. Swedish. No abstract available. [Medline]

Germany

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and their persisting sequelae in adult life.

Spohr HL, Steinhausen HC. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2008 Oct;105(41):693-8. Epub 2008 Oct 10. [Medline]

Portugal

Folic acid uptake by the human syncytiotrophoblast: Interference by pharmacotherapy, drugs of abuse and pathological conditions.

Keating E, Gonçalves P, Campos I, Costa F, Martel F. Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Portugal

Dietary intake and nutritional adequacy prior to conception and during pregnancy: a follow-up study in the north of Portugal.

Pinto E, Barros H, dos Santos Silva I. Public Health Nutr. 2009 Jul;12(7):922-31. Epub 2008 Aug 27. [Medline]

Netherlands

Validation of an Internet Questionnaire for Risk Assessment in Preconception Care.

Landkroon AP, de Weerd S, van Vliet-Lachotzki E, Steegers EA. Public Health Genomics. 2009 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

International study involving researchers and/or subjects from Finland, Italy, Spain, US, Russia and South Africa

Developmental pathogenesis of short palpebral fissure length in children with fetal alcohol syndrome.

Jones KL, Hoyme HE, Robinson LK, Del Campo M, Manning MA, Bakhireva LN, Prewitt LM, Chambers CD. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Apr 6. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

France

Effects of prenatal and postnatal maternal ethanol on offspring response to alcohol and psychostimulants in long evans rats.

Barbier E, Houchi H, Warnault V, Pierrefiche O, Daoust M, Naassila M. Neuroscience. 2009 Jun 30;161(2):427-40. Epub 2009 Apr 5. [Medline]

France

The epidemiology of neuroblastoma: a review.

Heck JE, Ritz B, Hung RJ, Hashibe M, Boffetta P. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009 Mar;23(2):125-43. Review. [Medline]

Spain and Italy

[Prenatal exposure to drugs of abuse using meconium analysis in a low socioeconomic population in Barcelona]

García-Algar O, Vall Combelles O, Puig Sola C, Mur Sierra A, Scaravelli G, Pacifici R, Monleón Getino T, Pichini S. An Pediatr (Barc). 2009 Feb;70(2):151-8. Epub 2008 Nov 12. Spanish. [Medline]

United Kingdom

Pregnancy and alcohol misuse.

Guerrini I, Jackson S, Keaney F. BMJ. 2009 Mar 30;338:b845. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b845. No abstract available. [Medline]

United Kingdom

"You can't handle the truth"; medical paternalism and prenatal alcohol use.

Gavaghan C. J Med Ethics. 2009 May;35(5):300-3. [Medline]

Netherlands

Moderate use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis during pregnancy: New approaches and update on research findings.

Huizink AC. Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Relationships between ophthalmological and neuropaediatric findings in children adopted from Eastern Europe.

Andersson Grönlund M, Landgren M, Strömland K, Aring E, Svensson L, Tuvemo T, Hellström A. Acta Ophthalmol. 2009 Mar 13. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Ethanol Attenuates Spatial Memory Deficits and Increases mGlu1a Receptor Expression in the Hippocampus of Rats Exposed to Prenatal Stress.

Van Waes V, Enache M, Zuena A, Mairesse J, Nicoletti F, Vinner E, Lhermitte M, Maccari S, Darnaudéry M. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Can prenatal ultrasound detect the effects of in-utero alcohol exposure? A pilot study.

Kfir M, Yevtushok L, Onishchenko S, Wertelecki W, Bakhireva L, Chambers CD, Jones KL, Hull AD. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jun;33(6):683-9. [Medline]

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Epigenetic Perspective.

Haycock PC. Biol Reprod. 2009 May 27. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Ethanol inhibits L1 cell adhesion molecule tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation and activation of pp60(src).

Yeaney NK, He M, Tang N, Malouf AT, O'Riordan MA, Lemmon V, Bearer CF. J Neurochem. 2009 May 4. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

[Myopia in systemic disorders]

Mrugacz M, Rydzanicz M, Frajdenberg A, Podfigurna-Musielak M, Gajecka M. Klin Oczna. 2009;111(1-3):84-8. Polish. [Medline]

Relationships between ophthalmological and neuropaediatric findings in children adopted from Eastern Europe.

Andersson Grönlund M, Landgren M, Strömland K, Aring E, Svensson L, Tuvemo T, Hellström A. Acta Ophthalmol. 2009 Mar 13. [Epub ahead of print] [Medline]

Prenatal determinants of neonatal lung function in high-risk newborns.

Bisgaard H, Loland L, Holst KK, Pipper CB. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Mar;123(3):651-7, 657.e1-4. Epub 2009 Jan 18. [Medline]

Binge drinking during pregnancy and risk of seizures in childhood: a study based on the Danish National Birth Cohort.

Sun Y, Strandberg-Larsen K, Vestergaard M, Christensen J, Nybo Andersen AM, Grønbaek M, Olsen J. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Feb 1;169(3):313-22. Epub 2008 Dec 8. [Medline]

Auxological evaluation and determinants of growth failure at the time of adoption in Eastern European adoptees.

Miller BS, Kroupina MG, Iverson SL, Masons P, Narad C, Himes JH, Johnson DE, Petryk A. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;22(1):31-9. [Medline]

Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection for the measurement of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in meconium: new biomarkers of gestational ethanol exposure?

Morini L, Marchei E, Pellegrini M, Groppi A, Stramesi C, Vagnarelli F, Garcia-Algar O, Pacifici R, Pichini S. Ther Drug Monit. 2008 Dec;30(6):725-32. [Medline]

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for fatty acid ethyl esters in meconium: assessment of prenatal exposure to alcohol in two European cohorts.

Pichini S, Pellegrini M, Gareri J, Koren G, Garcia-Algar O, Vall O, Vagnarelli F, Zuccaro P, Marchei E. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2008 Nov 4;48(3):927-33. Epub 2008 Aug 8. [Medline]

Neuropsychological characteristics of Italian children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Aragón AS, Coriale G, Fiorentino D, Kalberg WO, Buckley D, Gossage JP, Ceccanti M, Mitchell ER, May PA. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 Nov;32(11):1909-19. Epub 2008 Aug 18. [Medline]

[Alcohol and pregnancy: diagnostic aspects and abnormalities in the placental vitamin A pathway]

Sapin V. Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2008 Sep-Oct;66(5):509-13. Review. French. [Medline]

Drugs, alcohol and pregnant women--changing characteristics of women engaging with a specialist perinatal outreach addictions service.

Mayet S, Groshkova T, Morgan L, MacCormack T, Strang J. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2008 Sep;27(5):490-6. [Medline]

[Feasibility of the foetal alcool syndrome surveillance]

Bloch J, Cans C, de Vigan C, de Brosses L, Doray B, Larroque B, Perthus I. Arch Pediatr. 2008 Jun;15(5):507-9. French. No abstract available. [Medline]

[Intrauterine growth restriction and pregnancy outcome]

Driul L, Londero AP, Della Martina M, Papadakis C, Campana C, Pontello D, Citossi A, Marchesoni D. Minerva Ginecol. 2008 Jun;60(3):231-8. Italian. [Medline]

Is pregnancy the time to change alcohol consumption habits in France?

de Chazeron I, Llorca PM, Ughetto S, Vendittelli F, Boussiron D, Sapin V, Coudore F, Lemery D. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 May;32(5):868-73. Epub 2008 Mar 27. [Medline]

International survey of diagnostic services for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

Peadon E, Fremantle E, Bower C, Elliott EJ. BMC Pediatr. 2008 Apr 15;8:12. [Medline]

Alarming prevalence of fetal alcohol exposure in a Mediterranean city.

Garcia-Algar O, Kulaga V, Gareri J, Koren G, Vall O, Zuccaro P, Pacifici R, Pichini S. Ther Drug Monit. 2008 Apr;30(2):249-54. [Medline]

Binge drinking in pregnancy and risk of fetal death.

Strandberg-Larsen K, Nielsen NR, Grønbaek M, Andersen PK, Olsen J, Andersen AM. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Mar;111(3):602-9. [Medline]

Associated malformations in cases with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Stoll C, Alembik Y, Dott B, Roth MP. Genet Couns. 2008;19(3):331-9. [Medline]

[Detecting alcoholism. Prenatal alcohol use is responsible for (permanent) disability of the child]

Matysiak S, Gerritzen N. Kinderkrankenschwester. 2008 Jan;27(1):20-1. German. No abstract available. [Medline]

Medical diagnoses and growth of children residing in Russian orphanages.

Miller LC, Chan W, Litvinova A, Rubin A, Tirella L, Cermak S. Acta Paediatr. 2007 Dec;96(12):1765-9. Epub 2007 Oct 30. [Medline]

Childbirth, abortion and subsequent substance use in young women: a population-based longitudinal study.

Pedersen W. Addiction. 2007 Dec;102(12):1971-8. [Medline]

Lifestyle-related factors and environmental agents causing cancer: an overview.

Irigaray P, Newby JA, Clapp R, Hardell L, Howard V, Montagnier L, Epstein S, Belpomme D. Biomed Pharmacother. 2007 Dec;61(10):640-58. Epub 2007 Nov 20. Review. [Medline]

Fetal ethanol exposure during pregnancy - how big is the problem and how do we fix it?

Eriksson UJ. Acta Paediatr. 2007 Nov;96(11):1557-9. No abstract available. [Medline]

Prenatal alcohol exposure and cryptorchidism.

Jensen MS, Bonde JP, Olsen J. Acta Paediatr. 2007 Nov;96(11):1681-5. Epub 2007 Sep 19. [Medline]

Unique facial features distinguish fetal alcohol syndrome patients and controls in diverse ethnic populations.

Moore ES, Ward RE, Wetherill LF, Rogers JL, Autti-Rämö I, Fagerlund A, Jacobson SW, Robinson LK, Hoyme HE, Mattson SN, Foroud T; CIFASD. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2007 Oct;31(10):1707-13. [Medline]

Under-attending free antenatal care is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Raatikainen K, Heiskanen N, Heinonen S. BMC Public Health. 2007 Sep 27;7:268. [Medline]

Hazardous alcohol users during pregnancy: psychiatric health and personality traits.

Magnusson A, Göransson M, Heilig M. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Jul 10;89(2-3):275-81. Epub 2007 Mar 23. [Medline]

Influence of chronic intrauterine exposure to alcohol on structurally normal hearts.

Krasemann T, Klingebiel S. Cardiol Young. 2007 Apr;17(2):185-8. Epub 2007 Jan 23. [Medline]

Lack of recognition and complexity of foetal alcohol neuroimpairments.

Elgen I, Bruaroy S, Laegreid LM. Acta Paediatr. 2007 Feb;96(2):237-41. [Medline]