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Mutation incidence in folate metabolism genes and regulatory genes in Polish families with neural tube defects.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Gos Monika, Sliwerska Elzbieta, Szpecht-Potocka Agnieszka
Abstract excerpt
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a common cause of disability or death of new-borns, but the aetiology and genetic background of this disease are still poorly understood. Therefore, it was decided to determine the conditions for the identification of several polymorphisms and to perform a preliminary study on Polish NTD patients and their parents. According to the results of this study, the genetic predisposition...
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