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Maternal and infant gene-folate interactions and the risk of neural tube defects.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2012
Etheredge Analee J, Finnell Richard H, Carmichael Suzan L, Lammer Edward J, Zhu Huiping, Mitchell Laura E, Shaw Gary M
Abstract excerpt
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common, serious malformations with a complex etiology that suggests involvement of both genetic and environmental factors. The authors evaluated maternal or offspring folate-related gene variants and interactions between the gene variants and maternal intake of folates on the risk of NTDs in their offspring. A case-control study was conducted on mothers and/or their fetuses and...
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