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Association between selected folate pathway polymorphisms and nonsyndromic limb reduction defects: a case-parental analysis.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology - 1 Mar 2011
Cleves Mario A, Hobbs Charlotte A, Zhao Weizhi, Krakowiak Patrycja A, MacLeod Stewart L
Abstract excerpt
Inadequate folate status resulting from either genetic variation or nutritional deficiencies has been associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations including orofacial clefting, limb, cardiac and neural tube defects. Few epidemiological studies have examined the association between limb reduction defects (LRDs) and folate-related genetic polymorphisms other than MTHFR 677C→T. We conducted a...
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