Article
Genetic predisposition to fetal alcohol syndrome: association with congenital disorders of N-glycosylation.
Pediatric research - 1 Jan 2018
de la Morena-Barrio María E, Ballesta-Martínez María J, López-Gálvez Raquel, Antón Ana I, López-González Vanessa, Martínez-Ribot Laia, Padilla José, Miñano Antonia, García-Algar Oscar, Del Campo Miguel, Corral Javier, Guillén-Navarro Encarna, Vicente Vicente
Abstract excerpt
BackgroundFetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is caused by maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy; although additional factors might be involved, as development and severity are not directly related to alcohol intake. The abnormal glycosylation caused by alcohol might play a role in FAS according to the clinical similarities shared with congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG). Thus, mutations underlying CDG,...
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