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SUBMITTER: Wehby GL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4289663 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wehby George L GL Prater Kaitlin N KN Ryckman Kelli K KK Kummet Colleen C Murray Jeffrey C JC
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 20140711 7
<h4>Objective</h4>Prenatal smoking, alcohol use, and obesity have significant effects on maternal and fetal health. However, not much is known about the genetic contributions to these risk factors among pregnant women. We evaluate the associations between several candidate genes and smoking, alcohol use, pre-pregnancy body weight, and weight gain during pregnancy in a sample of pregnant women.<h4>Methods</h4>The study analyzes a sample of about 1900 mothers from the Danish National Birth Cohort. ...[more]