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Even Moderate Alcohol In Pregnancy Could Harm Fetus
Some alcohol-exposed offspring exhibited subtle skull malformations, similar to features seen in human fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - a condition that causes growth restriction, intellectual disabilities and changes to the shape and size of the skull as a result of high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
FAS has devastating long-term consequences for the individuals themselves and their families and the number of reported cases in Australia is increasing.
Dr Chong is hopeful her team's research will further our understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and in the future these epigenetic changes may be used to aid diagnosis of this condition, allowing for early intervention.
The paper was published in PLoS Genetics on 15 January.
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