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Maternal Transmission

MedGen UID:
66943
Concept ID:
C0242648
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Infection Transmission, Vertical; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Pathogen Transmission, Vertical; Transmission, Vertical Infection; Transmission, Vertical Pathogen; Vertical Infection Transmission; Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission; Vertical Pathogen Transmission; Vertical Transmission of Infectious Disease

Definition

The passage of a substance or infectious agent from the mother to the fetus or newborn. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaternal Transmission

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Obstet Gynecol 2020 May;135(5):e193-e202. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003840. PMID: 32332414
Robertson M, Brown E, Whalley L
Maturitas 2014 Feb;77(2):124-7. Epub 2013 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.11.005. PMID: 24378185
Snider KE, Becker S, Boyajian L, Shyng SL, MacMullen C, Hughes N, Ganapathy K, Bhatti T, Stanley CA, Ganguly A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 Feb;98(2):E355-63. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-2169. PMID: 23275527Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Shata MTM, Hetta HF, Sharma Y, Sherman KE
J Viral Hepat 2022 Oct;29(10):844-861. Epub 2022 Jul 7 doi: 10.1111/jvh.13725. PMID: 35748741Free PMC Article
Fan XY, Guo L, Chen LN, Yin S, Wen J, Li S, Ma JY, Jing T, Jiang MX, Sun XH, Chen M, Wang F, Wang ZB, Zhang CF, Wang XH, Ge ZJ, Hu C, Zeng L, Shen W, Sun QY, Ou XH, Luo SM
Nat Biomed Eng 2022 Apr;6(4):339-350. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1038/s41551-022-00881-7. PMID: 35437313
Kyle MH, Glassman ME, Khan A, Fernández CR, Hanft E, Emeruwa UN, Scripps T, Walzer L, Liao GV, Saslaw M, Rubenstein D, Hirsch DS, Keown MK, Stephens A, Mollicone I, Bence ML, Gupta A, Sultan S, Sibblies C, Whittier S, Abreu W, Akita F, Penn A, Orange JS, Saiman L, Welch MG, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Stockwell MS, Dumitriu D
Semin Perinatol 2020 Nov;44(7):151286. Epub 2020 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2020.151286. PMID: 32826081Free PMC Article
Obstet Gynecol 2020 May;135(5):e193-e202. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003840. PMID: 32332414
Krumm N, Turner TN, Baker C, Vives L, Mohajeri K, Witherspoon K, Raja A, Coe BP, Stessman HA, He ZX, Leal SM, Bernier R, Eichler EE
Nat Genet 2015 Jun;47(6):582-8. Epub 2015 May 11 doi: 10.1038/ng.3303. PMID: 25961944Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Scatularo CE, Ballesteros OA, Saldarriaga C, Mendoza I, Wyss F, Liprandi AS, Munera A, Liendro MC, Baranchuk A; Neglected Tropical Diseases and other Infectious Diseases affecting the Heart (NET-Heart project)
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2022 Jan;32(1):52-58. Epub 2020 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2020.11.003. PMID: 33220438
Walczak M, Reinholdt-Dunne ML, Normann N, Christiansen BM, Esbjørn BH
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021 Mar;30(3):451-459. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01531-6. PMID: 32303854
Nolin SL, Glicksman A, Ersalesi N, Dobkin C, Brown WT, Cao R, Blatt E, Sah S, Latham GJ, Hadd AG
Genet Med 2015 May;17(5):358-64. Epub 2014 Sep 11 doi: 10.1038/gim.2014.106. PMID: 25210937
Robertson M, Brown E, Whalley L
Maturitas 2014 Feb;77(2):124-7. Epub 2013 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.11.005. PMID: 24378185
Snider KE, Becker S, Boyajian L, Shyng SL, MacMullen C, Hughes N, Ganapathy K, Bhatti T, Stanley CA, Ganguly A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 Feb;98(2):E355-63. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-2169. PMID: 23275527Free PMC Article

Therapy

Obstet Gynecol 2020 May;135(5):e193-e202. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003840. PMID: 32332414
Weijmans M, van der Graaf Y, Reitsma JB, Visseren FL
Int J Cardiol 2015 Jan 20;179:409-16. Epub 2014 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.017. PMID: 25464496
Robertson M, Brown E, Whalley L
Maturitas 2014 Feb;77(2):124-7. Epub 2013 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.11.005. PMID: 24378185
DiMauro S, Mancuso M
Biosci Rep 2007 Jun;27(1-3):125-37. doi: 10.1007/s10540-007-9041-4. PMID: 17486439
Wilkinson D, Karim SS, Coovadia HM
BMJ 1999 Feb 20;318(7182):479-80. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7182.479. PMID: 10024252Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Walczak M, Reinholdt-Dunne ML, Normann N, Christiansen BM, Esbjørn BH
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021 Mar;30(3):451-459. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01531-6. PMID: 32303854
Kloc M, Ghobrial RM, Kuchar E, Lewicki S, Kubiak JZ
Clin Immunol 2020 Aug;217:108510. Epub 2020 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108510. PMID: 32544611Free PMC Article
Jurkute N, Harvey J, Yu-Wai-Man P
Curr Opin Neurol 2019 Feb;32(1):99-104. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000646. PMID: 30516647
Snider KE, Becker S, Boyajian L, Shyng SL, MacMullen C, Hughes N, Ganapathy K, Bhatti T, Stanley CA, Ganguly A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 Feb;98(2):E355-63. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-2169. PMID: 23275527Free PMC Article
Kinra S, Davey Smith G, Okasha M, McCarron P, McEwen J
Heart 2003 Aug;89(8):834-8. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.8.834. PMID: 12860850Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Walczak M, Reinholdt-Dunne ML, Normann N, Christiansen BM, Esbjørn BH
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021 Mar;30(3):451-459. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01531-6. PMID: 32303854
Lanni S, Pearson CE
Neurobiol Dis 2019 Dec;132:104533. Epub 2019 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104533. PMID: 31326502
Krumm N, Turner TN, Baker C, Vives L, Mohajeri K, Witherspoon K, Raja A, Coe BP, Stessman HA, He ZX, Leal SM, Bernier R, Eichler EE
Nat Genet 2015 Jun;47(6):582-8. Epub 2015 May 11 doi: 10.1038/ng.3303. PMID: 25961944Free PMC Article
Nolin SL, Glicksman A, Ersalesi N, Dobkin C, Brown WT, Cao R, Blatt E, Sah S, Latham GJ, Hadd AG
Genet Med 2015 May;17(5):358-64. Epub 2014 Sep 11 doi: 10.1038/gim.2014.106. PMID: 25210937
Snider KE, Becker S, Boyajian L, Shyng SL, MacMullen C, Hughes N, Ganapathy K, Bhatti T, Stanley CA, Ganguly A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 Feb;98(2):E355-63. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-2169. PMID: 23275527Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Shittu E, Lakhanpaul M, Vigurs C, Sarkar K, Koch M, Parikh P, Campos LC
Sci Total Environ 2023 Sep 15;891:164604. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164604. PMID: 37271388
Scatularo CE, Ballesteros OA, Saldarriaga C, Mendoza I, Wyss F, Liprandi AS, Munera A, Liendro MC, Baranchuk A; Neglected Tropical Diseases and other Infectious Diseases affecting the Heart (NET-Heart project)
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2022 Jan;32(1):52-58. Epub 2020 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2020.11.003. PMID: 33220438
Walker KF, O'Donoghue K, Grace N, Dorling J, Comeau JL, Li W, Thornton JG
BJOG 2020 Oct;127(11):1324-1336. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16362. PMID: 32531146Free PMC Article
Peters MD, McArthur A, Munn Z
Women Birth 2016 Dec;29(6):473-481. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2016.05.007. PMID: 27318564
Weijmans M, van der Graaf Y, Reitsma JB, Visseren FL
Int J Cardiol 2015 Jan 20;179:409-16. Epub 2014 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.017. PMID: 25464496

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