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. 2022 Feb 24;42(1):05.
doi: 10.35946/arcr.v42.1.05. eCollection 2022.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Awareness to Insight in Just 50 Years

Michael E Charness  1
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Awareness to Insight in Just 50 Years

Michael E Charness. Alcohol Res. .

Abstract

This article is part of a Festschrift commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Established in 1970, first as part of the National Institute of Mental Health and later as an independent institute of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA today is the world's largest funding agency for alcohol research. In addition to its own intramural research program, NIAAA supports the entire spectrum of innovative basic, translational, and clinical research to advance the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related problems. To celebrate the anniversary, NIAAA hosted a 2-day symposium, "Alcohol Across the Lifespan: 50 Years of Evidence-Based Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Research," devoted to key topics within the field of alcohol research. This article is based on Dr. Charness' presentation at the event. NIAAA Director George F. Koob, Ph.D., serves as editor of the Festschrift.

Keywords: alcohol; brain development; craniofacial dysmorphology; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Disclosures The author declares no competing financial or nonfinancial interests.

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