DNA Methylation Signature of Human Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Elodie Portales-Casamar
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn how DNA Methylation can impact our health
2. Learn how DNA Methylation can be altered by our environment
3. Learn how DNA Methylation profiles can be used in the context of FASD
Prevalence Rates of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure from Detection of Phosphatidylethanol in Dried Blood Spots
Aileen Baldwin
Learning Objectives:
1. Demonstrate that PEth is an effect method to screen newborns for prenatal alcohol exposure and can be used to determine prevalence rates of prenatal alcohol exposure indifferent populations
2. Explain how different rates of PEth detection, as well as differences in the concentrations of PEth detected can provide useful information about maternal drinking patterns in multiple populations
3. Describe the clinical utility of screening newborns for PEth, as an objective measurement of prenatal alcohol exposure
Serum Aminopeptidase Activity as a Potential Persistent Marker of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Paul Gard
Learning Objectives:
1. Appreciate the value and limitations of animal models of FASD
2. Appreciate the potential of serum aminopeptidase activity as a marker of prenatal alcohol exposure
Epigenetics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (epiFASD) Project: Gestational Alcohol Exposure Alters Gene Regulation in Human Placenta
Nina Kaminen-Ahola
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn about the molecular mechanisms behind FASD
2. Learn about the significance of imprinted genes during growth
