 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
"Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An umbrella term used to describe a pattern of disabilities and abnormalities that result from fetal exposure to ETHANOL during pregnancy. It encompasses a phenotypic range that can vary greatly between individuals, but reliably includes one or more of the following: characteristic facial dysmorphism, FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION, central nervous system abnormalities, cognitive and/or behavioral dysfunction, BIRTH DEFECTS. The level of maternal alcohol consumption does not necessarily correlate directly with disease severity.
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D063647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.277.220 C16.300.070 C25.775.100.087.323
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder- Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
- Growth Retardation, Facial Abnormalities, and Central Nervous System Dysfunction
- FAE (Fetal Alcohol Effects)
- FAEs (Fetal Alcohol Effects)
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Alves F, Fazollahi A, Kalinowski P, Anderson P, Muggli E, Kelly C, Ponsonby AL, Thompson D, Ayton S. Iron Depletion in the Substantia Nigra of Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. J Neurochem. 2026 Mar; 170(3):e70390.
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Valenzuela CF, Reid NM, Blanco BB, Carlson VL, Do AB. Impact of Developmental Alcohol Exposure on the Thalamus. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2025; 1473:67-92.
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Das U, Thomas JD, Tarale P, Soja J, Inkelis S, Chambers C, Sarkar DK. Altered circadian expression of clock genes and clock-regulatory epigenetic modifiers in saliva of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Sci Rep. 2024 08 27; 14(1):19886.
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Hwang HM, Yamashita S, Matsumoto Y, Ito M, Edwards A, Sasaki J, Dutta DJ, Mohammad S, Yamashita C, Wetherill L, Schwantes-An TH, Abreu M, Mahnke AH, Mattson SN, Foroud T, Miranda RC, Chambers C, Torii M, Hashimoto-Torii K. Reduction of APOE accounts for neurobehavioral deficits in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Mol Psychiatry. 2024 Nov; 29(11):3364-3380.
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Del Campo M, Kable JA, Coles CD, Suttie M, Chambers CD, Bandoli G. Secondary physical features in children with FASD. Eur J Med Genet. 2024 Feb; 67:104890.
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Lyubasyuk V, Jones KL, Caesar MA, Chambers C. Vision outcomes in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Birth Defects Res. 2023 08 01; 115(13):1208-1215.
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Shrestha U, Boland SE, Howley C, Reed ND, Tuitt NR, Asdigian NL, Bull S, Sarche MC, Kaufman CE. Centering culture in an mHealth adaptation of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention program for American Indian Youth. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2025 Apr-Jun; 24(2):310-326.
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Kaufman CE, Asdigian NL, Reed ND, Shrestha U, Bull S, Begay RL, Shangreau C, Howley CT, Vossberg RL, Sarche M. A virtual randomized controlled trial of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention mobile app with urban American Indian and Alaska Native young women: Native WYSE CHOICES rationale, design, and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 05; 128:107167.
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Coles CD, Bandoli G, Kable JA, Del Campo M, Suttie M, Chambers CD. Comparison of three systems for the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in a community sample. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2023 02; 47(2):370-381.
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Montag AC, Jones KL, Del Campo M, Akshoomoff N, Coles CD, Kable JA, Hernandez JG, Chambers CD. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and access to regional center services in San Diego County. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2022 10; 46(10):1857-1864.
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