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CDC Feature on Critical Congenital Heart Defects

In the US, about 4,800 (or 11.6 per 10,000) babies born each year have one of seven critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs). Learn more about how CCHD screening potentially can identify these babies soon after birth. [Read feature]

CDC Feature on Newborn Screening

Soon after birth, babies born in the United States are checked for certain medical conditions. This is called newborn screening. Learn more about CDC's newborn screening activities.
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CDC Feature on Document Your Family’s Health History

Your family's health history could be important for your child's health. Learn more about how to document your family's health history and share this health history with your child's doctor.
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Articles of Interest

* These CDC scientific articles are listed in order of date published.

Newborn Screening and Related Conditions

Birth prevalence rates of newborn screening disorders in relation to screening practices in the United States

Journal of Pediatrics; 2011; 159:555-560
Hertzberg VS, Hinton CF, Therrell BF, Shapira SK
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Ethical Implications and Practical Considerations of Ethnically-Targeted Screening for Genetic Disorders: The Case of Hemoglobinopathy Screening

Ethnicity and Health; 2011; 16:377-388
Hinton CF, Grant A, Grosse SD
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What questions should newborn screening long-term follow-up be able to answer?: A statement of the United States Secretary for Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children

Genetics in Medicine; 2011; 13:861-865
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Maternal and Neonatal Vitamin B12 Deficiency Detected through Expanded Newborn Screening-United States, 2003-2007

Journal of Pediatrics; 2010; 157:162-163
Hinton CF, Ojodu JA, Fernhoff PM, Rasmussen SA, Scanlon KS, Hannon WH
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Prevalence of Congenital Hypothyroidism—Current Trends and Future Directions: Workshop Summary

Pediatrics; 2010; 125 (Supplement): S31-S36
Olney RS, Grosse, SD, Vogt, RF                                     
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Trends in Incidence Rates of Congenital Hypothyroidism Related to Select Demographic Factors: Data from the United States, California, Massachusetts, New York, and Texas

Pediatrics; 2010; 125 (Supplement): S37-S47
Hinton CF, Harris KB, Borgfeld L, Drummond-Borg M, Eaton R, Lorey F, Therrell BL, Wallace J, Pass KA
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Future Research Directions to Identify Causes of the Increasing Incidence Rate of Congenital Hypothyroidism in the United States

Pediatrics; 2010; 125 (Supplement): S64-S68
Shapira SK, Lloyd-Puryear MA, Boyle C
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Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Newborn Screening in Louisiana.

Pediatrics 2007;120:e749-e755
Lobato MN, Yanni E, Hagar A, Myers C, Rue A, Evans C, Lambert LA, Olney RS, for the Louisiana OPH–CDC Newborn Screening Assessment Team
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The Epidemiology of Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: An Update

Genetics in Medicine; 2006; 8:205-212
Grosse SD, Khoury MJ, Greene CL, Crider KS, Pollitt RJ
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Storage and Use of Residual Dried Blood Spots from State Newborn Screening Programs

Journal of Pediatrics; 2006; 148:618-622
Olney RS, Moore CA, Ojodu JA, Lindegren ML, Hannon WH
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The Cost Effectiveness of Universal Versus Selective Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in the US and the UK: A Critique

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy; 2005; 4:239-247
Grosse SD, Olney RS, Baily MA
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Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease: Public Health Impact and Evaluation

In: Khoury MJ, Burke W, Thomson E, editors. Genetics and public health in the 21st century: using genetic information to improve health and prevent disease; New York: Oxford University Press; 2000; 431-446
Olney RS
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Barriers to Dietary Control Among Pregnant Women with Phenylketonuria — United States, 1998-2000

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 2002; 51:117-120
Fernhoff, PM, Singh R, Waisbren S, Rohr F, Frazier DM, Rasmussen SA, Kenneson AA, Honein MA, Gwinn ML, Brown AS, Morris JM, MacDonald P
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Preventing Morbidity and Mortality from Sickle Cell Disease: A Public Health Perspective

American Journal of Preventive Medicine; 1999; 16:116-121
Olney RS
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Genetic and Environmental Factors and Birth Defects or Other Pregnancy Outcomes

Folate and DNA Methylation: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms and the Evidence for Folate's Role

Advances in Nutrition; 2012; 3: 21–38
Crider KS, Yang TP, Berry RJ, Bailey LB
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Maternal Asthma Medication Use and the Risk of Selected Birth Defects

Pediatrics; 2012; 129: e317-324
Lin S, Munsie JPW, Herdt-Losavio ML, Druschel CM, Campbell K, Browne ML, Romitti PA, Olney RS, Bell EM, and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Genomic DNA Methylation Changes in Response to Folic Acid Supplementation in a Population-based Intervention Study among Women of Reproductive Age

Public Library of Science ONE; 2011; 6: e28144
Crider KS, Quinlivan EP, Berry RJ, Hao L, Li Z, Maneval D, Yang TP, Rasmussen SA, Yang Q, Zhu J-H, Hu DJ, Bailey LB
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Maternal Occupational Pesticide Exposure and Risk of Hypospadias in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study

Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology; 2011; 91:927-936
Rocheleau CM, Romitti PA, Sanderson WT, Sun L, Waters MA, Stewart PA, Reefhuis J, Olney RS, Lawson CC
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Spina Bifida Subtypes and Sub-phenotypes by Maternal Race/Ethnicity in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study

American Journal of Medical Genetics A; 2011
Agopian AJ, Canfield MA, Olney RS, Lupo PJ, Ramadhani T, Mitchell LE, Shaw GM, Moore CA, and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Letter to the editor: Ventricular septal defects and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study

Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology; 2011; 91:66
Rasmussen SA, Riehle-Colarusso T, Shapira SK, Honein MA, Reefhuis J, and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Bladder exstrophy: An epidemiologic study from the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, and an overview of the literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics C; 2011; 157C:321-332
Siffel C, Correa A, Amar E, Bakker MK, Bermejo-Sánchez E, Bianca S, Castilla EE, Clementi M, Cocchi G, Csáky-Szunyogh M, Feldkamp ML, Landau D, Leoncini E, Li Z, Lowry RB, Marengo LK, Mastroiacovo P, Morgan M, Mutchinick OM, Pierini A, Rissmann A, Ritvanen A, Scarano G, Szabova E, Olney RS
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C→T genotype is associated with folate and homocysteine concentration in a large population-based double-blind trial of folic acid supplementation

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 2011;93:1365-72
Crider KS, Zhu J-H, Hao L, Yang Q-H, Gindler J, Maneval DR, Yang TP, Quinlivan EP, Li Z, Bailey LB, Berry RJ
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Folic Acid Food Fortification—Its History, Effect, Concerns, and Future Directions

Nutrients; 2011; 3:370-384
Crider KS, Bailey LB, Berry RJ
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Defying birth defects through diet?

Genome Medicine; 2011; 3:9
Crider KS, Bailey LB
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Population-based surveillance for rare congenital and inherited disorders: models and challenges

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; 2010; 686:133-510
Jackson JM, Crider KS, Olney RS
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Maternal self-reported genital tract infections during pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defects

Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology; 2011; 91:108-116
Carter TC, Olney RS, Mitchell AA, Romitti PA, Bell EM, Druschel CM, and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Caffeine, Selected Metabolic Gene Variants, and Risk for Neural Tube Defects

Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology; 2010; 88:560-569
Schmidt RJ, Romitti PA, Burns TL, Murray JC, Browne ML, Druschel CM, Olney RS and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Association of Paternal Age and Risk for Major Congenital Anomalies from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997 to 2004

Annals of Epidemiology; 2010; 20:241-249
Green RF, Devine O, Crider KS, Olney RS, Archer N, Olshan AF, Shapira SK, The National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Antibacterial Medication Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Birth Defects: National Birth Defects Prevention Study

Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine; 2009; 163:978-985
Crider KS, Cleves MA, Reefhuis J, Berry RJ, Hobbs CA, Hu DJ
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Maternal Nutrient Intake and Risks for Transverse and Longitudinal Limb Deficiencies: Data from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2003

Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology; 2009, 85:773-779
Robitaille J, Carmichael SL, Shaw GM, Olney RS, The National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Does the MTHFR 677C-->T Variant Affect the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Folate in the US Population?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 2009; 89:1269-1273
Robitaille J, Hamner HC, Cogswell ME, Yang Q
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The Genetics of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence for Relationship with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Genetics in Medicine; 2008; 10:240-250
Robitaille J, Grant AM
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Birth Defects and Genetic Disorders Among Arab Americans—Michigan, 1992-2003

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health; 2010; 12:408-413
Yanni EA, Copeland G, Olney RS
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Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1B Genotype and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A HuGE Minireview

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; 2007; 197:12-25
Fisk Green R, Stoler JM
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Incorporating Genetic Analyses into Birth Defects Cluster Investigations: Strategies for Identifying Candidate Genes

Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology; 2006; 76:
798-810
Fisk Green R, Moore CA
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Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Participation in DNA Collection at the Atlanta Site of the National Birth Defects Prevention Study

American Journal of Epidemiology; 2006; 164:805-812
Crider KS, Reefhuis J, Woomert A, Honein MA
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Genetic Variation Associated with Preterm Birth: A HuGE Review

Genetics in Medicine; 2005; 7:593-604
Crider KS, Whitehead N, Buus RM
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A Population-Based Study of the 22q11.2 Deletion: Phenotype, Incidence, and Contribution to Major Birth Defects in the Population

Pediatrics; 2003; 112:101-107
Botto LD, May K, Fernhoff PM, Correa A, Coleman K, Rasmussen SA, Merritt RK, O'Leary LA, Wong LY, Elixson EM, Mahle WT, Campbell RM
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Use of Family History Information in Pediatric Primary Care and Public Health

Use of family history information for neural tube defect prevention: integration into state-based recurrence prevention programs

American Journal of Health Education; 2011; 42:296-308
Fisk Green R, Ehrhardt J, Ruttenber M, Olney RS 
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Family History in Public Health Practice: A Genomic Tool for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Annual Review of Public Health; 2010; 31:69-87
Valdez R, Yoon PW, Qureshi N, Fisk Green R, Khoury MJ
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Prevalence, Family History, and Prevention of Reported Osteoporosis in U.S. Women

American Journal of Preventive Medicine; 2008; 35:47-54
Robitaille J, Yoon PW, Moore CA, Liu T, Irizarry-Delacruz M, Looker AC, Khoury MJ
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Maternal Reports of Family History from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2001

Genetics in Medicine; 2008; 10:37-45
Fisk Green R, Olney RS, Reefhuis J, Botto LD, Romitti PA
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Summary of Workgroup Meeting on Use of Family History Information in Pediatric Primary Care and Public Health

Pediatrics; 2007; 120(Supplement 2):S87-100
Fisk Green R
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Role of Family Medical History Information in Pediatric Primary Care and Public Health: Introduction

Pediatrics; 2007; 120(Supplement 2):S57-S59
Olney RS, Yoon PW
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Long-Term Outcomes for Pediatric Genetic Conditions

Evaluation of immunization rates and safety among children with inborn errors of metabolism

Pediatrics; 2011; 127:e1139-e1146
Klein NP, Aukes L, Lee J, Fireman B, Shapira SK, Slade B, Baxter R, Summar M
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Health Status and Healthcare Use in a National Sample of Children with Sickle Cell Disease

American  Journal of Preventive Medicine; 2010;38(4 Suppl):S528–S535
Boulet SL, Yanni EA, Creary MS, Olney RS
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Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities and Receipt of Special Education Services among Children with an Inborn Error of Metabolism

Journal of Pediatrics 2010;156:420-426
Powell K, Van Naarden Braun K, Singh R, Shapira SK, Olney RS, Yeargin-Allsopp M
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Use of special education services among children with and without congenital gastrointestinal anomaliess

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilites; 2010; 115: 421-432
Hamrick S, Strickland, MJ, Shapira SK, Autry A, Schendel D
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Long-term speech and language developmental issues among children with Duarte galactosemia
Genetics in Medicine; 2009; 11:874-879
Powell KK, van Naarden Braun K., Singh RH, Shapira SK, Olney RS, and Yeargin-Allsopp M
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Trends in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease-Related Mortality in the United States, 1983-2002

Journal of Pediatrics; 2009; 154:541-545
Yanni E, Grosse SD, Yang Q, Olney RS
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Delayed Diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome — United States, 1990-1999

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 2002; 51:740-742
Bailey DB, Skinner D, Sparkman K, Moore CA, Olney RS, Crawford DC
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Mortality Associated with Down's Syndrome in the USA from 1983 to 1997: A Population-Based Study

Lancet; 2002; 359:1019-1025
Yang Q, Rasmussen SA, Friedman JM
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Contribution of Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases to Pediatric Hospitalizations: A Population-Based Study

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; 1997; 151:1096-1103
Yoon PW, Olney RS, Khoury MJ, Sappenfield WM, Chavez GF, Taylor D
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Trends and Patterns of Mortality Associated with Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases in the United States, 1979-1992: An Analysis of Multiple-Cause Mortality Data

Genetic Epidemiology; 1997; 14:493-505
Yang Q, Khoury MJ, Mannino D
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Prenatal Genetic Testing and Birth Defects

Trends in Cytogenetic Testing and Identification of Chromosomal Abnormalities among Pregnancies and Children with Birth Defects, Metropolitan Atlanta, 1968–2005

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A; 2011
Jackson JM, Crider KS, Rasmussen SA, Cragan JD, Olney, RS
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Trisomies 13 and 18: Population Prevalences, Characteristics, and Prenatal Diagnosis, Metropolitan Atlanta, 1994-2003

American Journal of Medical Genetics A; 2008; 146:820-826
Crider KS, Olney RS, Cragan JD
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Genetic Risks to the Mother and the Infant:  Assessment, Counseling, and Management 

Maternal Child Health Journal; 2006; 10:S143-S146
Shapira, S.K. and Dolan, S
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Increased Risk for Transverse Digital Deficiency After Chorionic Villus Sampling: Results of the United States Multistate Case-Control Study, 1988-1992

Teratology; 1995; 51:20-29
Olney RS, Khoury MJ, Alo CJ, Costa P, Edmonds LD, Flood TJ, Harris JA, Howe HL, Moore CA, Olsen CL, Panny SR, Shaw GM
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