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Genetic variation of infant reduced folate carrier (A80G) and risk of orofacial defects and congenital heart defects in China.
Annals of epidemiology - 1 May 2006
Pei Lijun, Zhu Huiping, Zhu Jianghui, Ren Aiguo, Finnell Richard H, Li Zhu
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PURPOSE: This study was designed to investigate whether the risks of congenital heart defects (CHD) and orofacial defects were influenced by a polymorphism of the offspring's RFC1 or by an interaction between the RFC1 gene and maternal periconceptional use of folic acid. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted. A total of 82 families with a child affected by cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP), 67...
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