Genetic, Prenatal and Biological Risk Factors

Thursday, May 17, 2012: 1:00 PM-5:30 PM
Sheraton Hall (Sheraton Centre Toronto)
1:00 PM
61 Prevalence of Emotional and Behavioural Disorders in Young Children with Autistic Disorder in Jamaica
M. Samms-Vaughan, J. A. T. Reece, S. Pellington and S. C. Smile
2:00 PM
62 Relationship of Neonatal Head Ultrasound Abnormalities to Adult Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Low Birthweight Population
T. Z. Movsas, J. A. Pinto-Martin, A. H. Whitaker, J. F. Feldman, J. M. Lorenz, S. Korzeniewski, S. E. Levy and N. S. Paneth
1:00 PM
64 Seafood Consumption and Blood Mercury Concentrations in Jamaican Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders
M. H. Rahbar, M. Samms-Vaughan, K. A. Loveland, M. Ardjomand-Hessabi, Z. Chen, J. Bressler, S. Pellington, M. L. Grove, K. M. Bloom, D. A. Pearson, G. C. Lalor and E. Boerwinkle
3:00 PM
66 Community Influenza Level and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
O. Zerbo, A. M. Iosif, C. K. Walker and I. Hertz-Picciotto
1:00 PM
67 Intrauterine and Neonatal Levels of Neurotrophic Factors and Matrix Metalloproteinases-9 and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
M. W. Abdallah, B. D. Pearce, N. Larsen, K. Greaves-Lord, E. C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, B. Nørgaard-Pedersen, D. M. Hougaard, E. L. Mortensen and J. Grove
2:00 PM
68 Behavior Changes Associated with Food Intake and Eating Disorders in Children with Autism in Oman
Y. M. Al-Farsi, M. I. Waly, M. Al-Sharbati, M. M. Al-Khaduri, O. A. Al-Farsi, M. Al-Shafaee and R. Deth
3:00 PM
69 Association of Adverse Antenatal and Perinatal Events with Occurrence of Autism: A Case Control Study
Y. M. Al-Farsi, M. M. Al-Khaduri, M. Al-Sharbati, M. I. Waly, O. A. Al-Farsi, M. Al-Shafaee and R. Deth
1:00 PM
70 Assisted Reproduction Techniques and ASD
M. A. Stokes, J. A. McGillivray, J. A. Manjiviona, K. Saunders and T. Attwood
2:00 PM
71 In Utero Exposure to B2AR Agonists and Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders
N. B. Gidaya, B. K. Lee, I. Burstyn, E. L. Mortensen and C. J. Newschaffer
1:00 PM
73 Maternal Dietary Fat and Fatty Acid Intake in Association with Autism Spectrum Disorder
K. Lyall, K. Munger, E. O'Reilly, S. L. Santangelo and A. Ascherio
1:00 PM
76 The Fertility Behavior of Parents with Children with Autism
K. R. Makovi, K. Y. Liu and P. S. Bearman
2:00 PM
77 Maternal Hospitalization for Infection During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
B. K. Lee, C. Dalman, C. J. Newschaffer, I. Burstyn, Å. Blomström, S. Idring, H. Karlsson, R. M. Gardner and C. Magnusson
3:00 PM
78 Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Pregnancy – Preliminary Results From the EARLI Study
J. Feinberg, S. Brown, D. Hiller, L. A. Croen, I. Hertz-Picciotto, C. J. Newschaffer, A. Feinberg and M. D. Fallin
1:00 PM
79 Birth Weight in ASD-Affected Twin Pairs
W. Froehlich, S. Cleveland, A. Londono Tobon, A. Torres, J. M. Phillips, B. Cohen, T. Torigoe, J. Miller, A. Fedele, J. Collins, K. S. Smith, L. Lotspeich, L. A. Croen, S. Ozonoff, C. Lajonchere, J. K. Grether, N. Risch and J. Hallmayer
2:00 PM
80 Thyroid Hormones in Pregnancies At Elevated Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
I. Burstyn, S. Devaraj, L. A. Croen, M. D. Fallin, I. Hertz-Picciotto and C. J. Newschaffer
3:00 PM
81 Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides and Cognitive and Behavioral Scores in the CHARGE Study
J. F. Shelton, E. M. Geraghty, D. J. Tancredi and I. Hertz-Picciotto
1:00 PM
82 Prenatal Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Reduced Methylation Capacity in An Autism High-Risk Pregnancy Cohort
S. J. James, S. Melnyk, L. A. Croen, M. D. Fallin, I. Hertz-Picciotto and C. J. Newschaffer
3:00 PM
84 Folic Acid Supplements in Pregnancy and Severe Language Delay in Children
C. Roth, P. Magnus, S. Schjolberg, C. Stoltenberg, P. Surén, I. W. McKeague, G. Davey Smith, T. Reichborn-Kjennerud and E. Susser
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
86 Prenatal Cytokine Expression Profiles in An Autism High-Risk Pregnancy Cohort: Preliminary Results From the EARLI Study
V. Yau, J. Van de Water, L. A. Croen, M. D. Fallin, I. Hertz-Picciotto and C. J. Newschaffer
3:00 PM
87 Effects of Prenatal Stress, Prenatal Diet, and Maternal Genotype on Autistic-Like Behavior in Mice
K. L. Jones, M. J. Will, P. M. Hecht, C. Giesing, C. L. Parker, K. Webb, K. Poet, K. Bohnert, N. Ackermann, E. Hayes, M. McAnally, A. Kohler, K. Fritsche, M. Tilley and D. Q. Beversdorf
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
90 Artificial Reproductive Technology Exposure in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Siblings
R. Maxim, MD, E. S. Ambrecht, J. K. Law, C. M. Anderson, C. Guild, M. W. Baig, D. H. Zand, A. Nay, R. Grimmer, A. R. Marvin and P. A. Law
2:00 PM
92 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Low Birth Weight Cohort: Evidence for a Shared Familial Risk Factor
C. B. Christman, A. H. Whitaker, J. F. Feldman, J. A. Pinto-Martin, S. E. Levy, A. E. Silberman, N. S. Paneth and J. M. Lorenz