2016
Does prenatal stress alter the developing connectome?
Scheinost D, Sinha R, Cross SN, Kwon SH, Sze G, Constable RT, Ment LR. Does prenatal stress alter the developing connectome? Pediatric Research 2016, 81: 214-226. PMID: 27673421, PMCID: PMC5313513, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderStress-related symptomsPrenatal exposureRisk factorsMajor depressionFetal brainMaternal stressPrenatal stressNeural elementsNeurobehavioral disordersFunctional connectivityHyperactivity disorderHuman neurodevelopmentDisordersAutism spectrum disorderFunctional networksConnectomeSpectrum disorderHuman connectomePregnancySymptomsNeurodevelopmentSchizophreniaBrain
2013
Gene–environment interactions in severe intraventricular hemorrhage of preterm neonates
Ment LR, Ådén U, Lin A, Kwon SH, Choi M, Hallman M, Lifton RP, Zhang H, Bauer CR. Gene–environment interactions in severe intraventricular hemorrhage of preterm neonates. Pediatric Research 2013, 75: 241-250. PMID: 24192699, PMCID: PMC3946468, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApgar ScoreBlood CoagulationCerebral VentriclesCerebrovascular CirculationCollagen Type IVFactor VGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGestational AgeHumansHypoxia, BrainInfantInfant, PrematureInflammation MediatorsIntracranial HemorrhagesMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)PhenotypePremature BirthPrognosisRisk FactorsConceptsIntraventricular hemorrhageCerebral injuryPreterm neonatesFactor V Leiden geneRisk of IVHEnvironmental triggersSevere intraventricular hemorrhageCerebral blood flowMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) variantsUnknown environmental triggersPresence of mutationsPeriventricular infarctionApgar scorePerinatal hypoxiaPreclinical dataFetal environmentGerminal matrixCerebral vasculatureBlood flowT polymorphismGene-environment interactionsMTHFR 677CHemorrhageNeonatesVascular pathways