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Neonatal folate, homocysteine, vitamin B12 levels and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase variants in childhood asthma and eczema.
Allergy - 1 Jun 2013
van der Valk R J P, Kiefte-de Jong J C, Sonnenschein-van der Voort A M M, Duijts L, Hafkamp-de Groen E, Moll H A, Tiemeier H, Steegers E A P, Hofman A, Jaddoe V W V, de Jongste J C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess the associations of folate, homocysteine and vitamin B12 levels of children at birth and their methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) variants with asthma and eczema in childhood. METHODS: This study was embedded in a population-based prospective cohort study (n = 2,001). Neonatal cord blood folate, homocysteine and vitamin B12 levels were measured, and MTHFR C677T and A1298C genotyped....
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