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C677T variant form at the MTHFR gene and CL/P: a risk factor for mothers?
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2001
Martinelli M, Scapoli L, Pezzetti F, Carinci F, Carinci P, Stabellini G, Bisceglia L, Gombos F, Tognon M
Abstract excerpt
Maternal folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy has been suggested to play a role in the prevention of nonsyndromic orofacial cleft, i.e., cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P). Moreover, some authors demonstrated association of the C-->T mutation (C677T), converting an alanine to a valine residue in 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, with other congenital anomalies such as...
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