The aetiology distribution of birth defects based on the China Birth Cohort Study
Nearly 80% of birth defect cases in the CBCS lack a clear identifiable cause. Therefore, translating statistical associations between risk factors and birth defects into causal relationships is both necessary and important.
Authors
- Xiaoxia Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8789-469X)
- Enjie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7516-657X)
- Chenghong Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2503-3285)
- Shuanghua Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1096-9088)
- Yue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4070-3619)
- Chen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-4242)
- Jianhui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8921-7350)
- Ruohua Yan
- Xiaohang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7661-2949)
- Wentao Yue
- Ruixia Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-4424)
- Shen Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1419-7193)
- Shaofei Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9299-8853)
- Jian Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1425-025X)
- Xiaolu Nie
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Children’s Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003451
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Key Research and Development Program of China