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Genomic DNA methylation changes in response to folic acid supplementation in a population-based intervention study among women of reproductive age.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Crider Krista S, Quinlivan Eoin P, Berry Robert J, Hao Ling, Li Zhu, Maneval David, Yang Thomas P, Rasmussen Sonja A, Yang Quanhe, Zhu Jiang-Hui, Hu Dale J, Bailey Lynn B
Abstract excerpt
Folate is a source of one-carbons necessary for DNA methylation, a critical epigenetic modification necessary for genomic structure and function. The use of supplemental folic acid is widespread however; the potential influence on DNA methylation is unclear. We measured global DNA methylation using DNA extracted from samples from a population-based, double-blind randomized trial of folic acid supplementation...
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