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Alison Chu

UCLA
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Intrauterine growth restriction: hungry for an answer

SU Devaskar, A Chu - Physiology, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) has been defined in several ways, but in general
describes a condition in which the fetus exhibits poor growth in utero. This complication of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of maternal iron status on placental and fetal iron homeostasis

V Sangkhae, AL Fisher, S Wong… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Iron deficiency is common worldwide and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
The increasing prevalence of indiscriminate iron supplementation during pregnancy also …

[HTML][HTML] Differential microRNA expression in human placentas of term intra-uterine growth restriction that regulates target genes mediating angiogenesis and amino …

S Thamotharan, A Chu, K Kempf, C Janzen, T Grogan… - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Placental insufficiency leading to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) demonstrates
perturbed gene expression affecting placental angiogenesis and nutrient transfer from …

Ebola, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika infections in neonates and infants

AS Maurice, E Ervin, A Chu - Clinics in Perinatology, 2021 - perinatology.theclinics.com
Ebola, Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika Infections in Neonates and Infants - Clinics in
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Prenatal growth patterns and birthweight are associated with differential DNA methylation and gene expression of cardiometabolic risk genes in human placentas: a …

PY Chen, A Chu, WW Liao, L Rubbi… - Reproductive …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Inherent genetic programming and environmental factors affect fetal growth in utero.
Epidemiologic data in growth-altered fetuses, either intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) or …

Perinatal maternal-fetal/neonatal transmission of COVID-19: a guide to safe maternal and neonatal care in the era of COVID-19 and physical distancing

M Altendahl, Y Afshar, A de St. Maurice… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is highly contagious and can cause serious …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal-neonatal dyad outcomes of maternal COVID-19 requiring extracorporeal membrane support: a case series

KM Douglass, KM Strobel, M Richley… - American journal of …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Objective This study aimed to describe two cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) secondary to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant women …

Hypotension following patent ductus arteriosus ligation: the role of adrenal hormones

RI Clyman, A Wickremasinghe, TA Merritt… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To test the hypothesis that an impaired adrenal response to stress might play a
role in the hypotension that follows patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation. Study design We …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal intrauterine growth restriction and risk of retinopathy of prematurity

A Chu, Y Dhindsa, MS Sim, M Altendahl, I Tsui - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Low birthweight and decreased postnatal weight gain are known predictors of worse
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) but the role of prenatal growth patterns in ROP remains …

Epithelial membrane protein 2 (EMP2) deficiency alters placental angiogenesis, mimicking features of human placental insufficiency

CJ Williams, A Chu, WN Jefferson… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Epithelial membrane protein‐2 (EMP2) is a tetraspan protein predicted to regulate
placental development. Highly expressed in secretory endometrium and trophectoderm …