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The maternal homocysteine pathway is influenced by riboflavin intake and MTHFR polymorphisms without affecting the risk of orofacial clefts in the offspring.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Mar 2010
Vujkovic M, Steegers E A, van Meurs J, Yazdanpanah N, van Rooij I A, Uitterlinden A G, Steegers-Theunissen R P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Riboflavin is a cofactor for the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) enzyme involved in the homocysteine pathway. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of maternal riboflavin intake and two MTHFR polymorphisms (677C>T; Ala222Val and 1298A>C; Glu4...
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