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Impact of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism on neural tube defects.
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics - 1 Oct 2010
Harisha Poomagame Narasimhamurthy, Devi B Indira, Christopher Rita, Kruthika-Vinod Tumkur Puttasiddhappa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECT: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are among the most common congenital malformations worldwide. Their etiology and exact mechanisms of development are incompletely understood. Many enzymes involved in folate metabolism and the genes encoding these enzymes have been studied as candidates in their etiology. A mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene--a C-->T transition at nucleotide 677--is...
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