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Genetic polymorphisms: impact on the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Apr 2005
Warren Kenneth R, Li Ting-Kai
Abstract excerpt
Clinical reports on monozygotic and dizygotic twins provided the initial evidence for the involvement of genetic factors in risk vulnerability for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Research with selectively bred and inbred rodents, genetic crosses of these lines and strains, and embryo culture studies have further clarified the role of both maternal and fetal genetics...
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