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Fetal alcohol exposure and IQ at age 8: evidence from a population-based birth-cohort study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Lewis Sarah J, Zuccolo Luisa, Davey Smith George, Macleod John, Rodriguez Santiago, Draper Elizabeth S, Barrow Margaret, Alati Rosa, Sayal Kapil, Ring Susan, Golding Jean, Gray Ron
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Observational studies have generated conflicting evidence on the effects of moderate maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy on offspring cognition mainly reflecting problems of confounding. Among mothers who drink during pregnancy fetal alcohol exposure is influenced not only by mother's intake but also by genetic variants carried by both the mother and the fetus. Associations between...
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