Hispanic ethnicity and acculturation, maternal age and the risk of gastroschisis in the national birth defects prevention study

Conclusion:These results provide further evidence that gastroschisis risk is associated with ethnicity and some aspects of acculturation. Additionally, these associations were limited to the offspring of women who are ≥20 at the time of conception. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - May 1, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Zeina G. Khodr, Philip J. Lupo, Mark A. Canfield, Wenyaw Chan, Yi Cai, Laura E. Mitchell Tags: Original Article Source Type: research