Neural tube defects--why are rates high among populations of Mexican descent?

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Research ArticleOpen AccessNeural tube defects--why are rates high among populations of Mexican descent? J A Harris, and G M Shaw J A Harris California Birth Defects Monitoring Program, Emeryville 94608-2031, USA. Search for more papers by this author and G M Shaw California Birth Defects Monitoring Program, Emeryville 94608-2031, USA. Search for more papers by this author Published:1 September 1995https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.95103s6163Cited by:9AboutSectionsPDF ToolsDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InReddit "Neural tube defects--why are rates high among populations of Mexican descent?." Environmental Health Perspectives, 103(suppl 6), pp. 163–164FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited by Sargiotto C, Bidondo M, Liascovich R, Barbero P and Groisman B (2015) Descriptive study on neural tube defects in Argentina, Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 10.1002/bdra.23372, 103:6, (509-516), Online publication date: 1-Jun-2015. Lavery A, Brender J, Zhao H, Sweeney A, Felkner M, Suarez L and Canfield M (2014) Dietary intake of choline and neural tube defects in Mexican Americans, Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 10.1002/bdra.23236, 100:6, (463-471), Online publication date: 1-Jun-2014. Ramadhani T, Canfield M, Farag N, Royle M, Correa A, Waller D and Scheuerle A (2011) Do foreign- and U.S.-born mothers across racial/ethnic groups have a similar risk profile for selected sociodemographic and periconceptional factors?, Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 10.1002/bdra.20839, 91:9, (823-830), Online publication date: 1-Sep-2011. Kannan S, Menotti E, Scherer H, Dickinson J and Larson K (2006) Folic Acid and the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: A Survey of Awareness Among Latina Women of Childbearing Age Residing in Southeast Michigan, Health Promotion Practice, 10.1177/1524839905278934, 8:1, (60-68), Online publication date: 1-Jan-2007. Kalter H (2003) Teratology in the 20th century Environmental causes of congenital malformations in humans and how they were established Teratology in the Twentieth Century, 10.1016/B978-044451364-9/50009-7, (131-282), . Habak P, Coonrod D, Brady M, Bay R and Mills T (2003) Knowledge regarding preconceptional folic acid use in a Mexican-American patient population, Primary Care Update for OB/GYNS, 10.1016/S1068-607X(03)00067-2, 10:6, (274-277), Online publication date: 1-Nov-2003. Suarez L, Hendricks K, Cooper S, Sweeney A, Hardy R and Larsen R (2000) Neural Tube Defects among Mexican Americans Living on the US-Mexico Border: Effects of Folic Acid and Dietary Folate, American Journal of Epidemiology, 10.1093/aje/152.11.1017, 152:11, (1017-1023), Online publication date: 1-Dec-2000., Online publication date: 1-Dec-2000. Lewis D, Van Dyke D, Stumbo P and Berg M (2016) Drug and Environmental Factors Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Part II: Improvement with Folic Acid, Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 10.1345/aph.17298, 32:9, (947-961), Online publication date: 1-Sep-1998. Lewis D, Van Dyke D, Stumbo P and Berg M (2016) Drug and Environmental Factors Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Part I: Antiepileptic Drugs, Contraceptives, Smoking, and Folate, Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 10.1345/aph.17297, 32:7-8, (802-817), Online publication date: 1-Jul-1998. Vol. 103, No. suppl 6 September 1995Metrics About Article Metrics Publication History Originally published1 September 1995Published in print1 September 1995 Financial disclosuresPDF download License information EHP is an open-access journal published with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. All content is public domain unless otherwise noted. Note to readers with disabilities EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact [email protected]. Our staff will work with you to assess and meet your accessibility needs within 3 working days.