Article
Syndromes, disorders and maternal risk factors associated with neural tube defects (IV).
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology - 1 Jun 2008
Chen Chih-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Fetuses with neural tube defects (NTDs) may be associated with maternal and fetal risk factors. This article provides a comprehensive review of maternal and fetal risk factors associated with NTDs, such as infertility, periconceptional clomiphene use and assisted reproductive technology, periconceptional folic acid deficiency and effects of folic acid supplementation and fortification on NTD rates,...
Topics
- Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase
- Clomiphene
- Female
- Fertility Agents, Female
- Folic Acid
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Humans
- Infertility
- Neural Tube Defects
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pregnancy
