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Associations of folate and choline metabolism gene polymorphisms with orofacial clefts.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2010
Mostowska Adrianna, Hozyasz Kamil K, Wojcicki Piotr, Dziegelewska Maja, Jagodzinski Pawel P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Non-syndromic isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NCL/P) is a common congenital anomaly in humans, the aetiology of which is complex and associated with both genetic and environmental factors. It has been reported that maternal nutritional factors are likely to play a major role in development of NCL/P in the embryo. OBJECTIVE: As the mechanism by which folic acid and choline...
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