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Physiologic changes in homocysteine metabolism in pregnancy: a longitudinal study in Spain.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Sept 2011
Ubeda Natalia, Reyes Leticia, González-Medina Antonio, Alonso-Aperte Elena, Varela-Moreiras Gregorio
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OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate whether pregnancy-induced changes in total homocysteine (tHcy) are associated with folate and vitamin B12 nutritional status, genetic C677T polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) enzyme, and gestation outcome at a time when folic acid supplementation started to be recommended in the Spanish health system. METHODS: In total 154 pregnant women were...
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