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  An overview of racial disparities in preterm birth rates: Caused by infection or inflammatory response?

  Menon, R., Dunlop, A. L., Kramer, M. R., Fortunato, S. J. & Hogue, C. J., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1325-1331 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Birth Rate
  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Infection
  • Birth Setting
  53 Scopus citations

• Biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth: An overview of the literature in the last four decades

  Menon, R., Torloni, M. R., Voltolini, C., Torricelli, M., Merialdi, M., Betrán, A. P., Widmer, M., Allen, T., Davydova, I., Khodjaeva, Z., Thorsen, P., Kacerovsky, M., Tambor, V., Massinen, T., Nace, J. & Arora, C., Nov 1 2011, In: Reproductive Sciences. 18, 11, p. 1046-1070 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Biomarkers
  • Sampling Studies
  • Phenotype
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  77 Scopus citations

• Cigarette smoke induces oxidative stress and apoptosis in normal term fetal membranes

  Menon, R., Fortunato, S. J., Yu, J., Milne, G. L., Sanchez, S., Drobek, C. O., Lappas, M. & Taylor, R. N., Apr 1 2011, In: Placenta. 32, 4, p. 317-322 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Smoke
  • Tobacco Products
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Apoptosis
  70 Scopus citations

• Common polymorphisms in human lysyl oxidase genes are not associated with the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis phenotype

  McGregor, T. L., Gurnett, C. A., Dobbs, M. B., Wise, C. A., Morcuende, J. A., Morgan, T. M., Menon, R. & Muglia, L. J., Jul 8 2011, In: BMC Medical Genetics. 12, 92.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • human LOX protein
  • Scoliosis
  • Phenotype
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Genes
  4 Scopus citations

• Copy number variants in extended autism spectrum disorder families reveal candidates potentially involved in autism risk

  Salyakina, D., Cukier, H. N., Lee, J. M., Sacharow, S., Nations, L. D., Ma, D., Jaworski, J. M., Konidari, I., Whitehead, P. L., Wright, H. H., Abramson, R. K., Williams, S. M., Menon, R., Haines, J. L., Gilbert, J. R., Cuccaro, M. L. & Pericak-Vance, M. A., Oct 7 2011, In: PloS one. 6, 10, e26049.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • autism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • copy number variation
  • Polymorphism
  56 Scopus citations

• MAPK and AP-1 proteins are increased in term pre-labour fetal membranes overlying the cervix: Regulation of enzymes involved in the degradation of fetal membranes

  Lappas, M., Riley, C., Lim, R., Barker, G., Rice, G. E., Menon, R. & Permezel, M., Dec 2011, In: Placenta. 32, 12, p. 1016-1025 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Transcription Factor AP-1
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Cervix Uteri
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  36 Scopus citations

• Maternal vitamin D, folate, and polyunsaturated fatty acid status and bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy

  Dunlop, A. L., Taylor, R. N., Tangpricha, V., Fortunato, S. & Menon, R., 2011, In: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011, 216217.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Unsaturated Fatty Acids
  • Folic Acid
  • Vitamin D
  • hydroxide ion
  30 Scopus citations

• Microduplications in an autism multiplex family narrow the region of susceptibility for developmental disorders on 15q24 and implicate 7p21

  Cukier, H. N., Salyakina, D., Blankstein, S. F., Robinson, J. L., Sacharow, S., Ma, D., Wright, H. H., Abramson, R. K., Menon, R., Williams, S. M., Haines, J. L., Cuccaro, M. L., Gilbert, J. R. & Pericak-Vance, M. A., Jun 2011, In: American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 156, 4, p. 493-501 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • neurexophilin
  • Base Pairing
  • Asperger Syndrome
  6 Scopus citations

• Polymorphisms in maternal and fetal genes encoding for proteins involved in extracellular matrix metabolism alter the risk for small-for-gestational-age

  Edwards, D. R. V., Romero, R., Kusanovic, J. P., Hassan, S. S., Mazaki-Tovi, S., Vaisbuch, E., Kim, C. J., Erez, O., Chaiworapongsa, T., Pearce, B. D., Bartlett, J., Friel, L. A., Salisbury, B. A., Anant, M. K., Vovis, G. F., Lee, M. S., Gomez, R., Behnke, E., Oyarzun, E., Tromp, G. & 2 others, Menon, R. & Williams, S. M., Feb 2011, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 24, 2, p. 362-380 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gestational Age
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Mothers
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction
  10 Scopus citations

• Preconceptional stress and racial disparities in preterm birth: An overview

  Kramer, M. R., Hogue, C. J., Dunlop, A. L. & Menon, R., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1307-1316 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Epigenomics
  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Neurosecretory Systems
  62 Scopus citations

• Racial disparities in preterm birth: An overview of the potential role of nutrient deficiencies

  Dunlop, A. L., Kramer, M. R., Hogue, C. J. R., Menon, R. & Ramakrishan, U., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1332-1341 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Nutrients
  • African Americans
  • MEDLINE
  • Folic Acid Deficiency
  33 Scopus citations

• Racial disparities in preterm birth rates and short inter-pregnancy interval: An overview

  Hogue, C. J., Menon, R., Dunlop, A. L. & Kramer, M. R., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1317-1324 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Birth Intervals
  • Birth Rate
  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Counseling
  35 Scopus citations