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Low birthweight (LBW) and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NNH) in an Indian cohort: association of homocysteine, its metabolic pathway genes and micronutrients as risk factors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Sukla Krishna Kishore, Tiwari Pankaj Kumar, Kumar Ashok, Raman Rajiva
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Indian subcontinent has the highest child mortality rates along with a very high frequency of low birthweight (LBW). Folate and vitamin B12 (Vit-B12) are necessary during foetal development and their deficiency prevalence in Indians is very high. The objective of the present paper is to assess whether foetal homocysteine (Hcy)/folate metabolic pathway genes, their cofactors and homocysteine...
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