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MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and risk of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in a south Indian population.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Feb 2014
Murthy Jyotsna, Gurramkonda Venkatesh Babu, Karthik Nivedita, Lakkakula Bhaskar V K S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Several lines of evidence suggest that the decrease in folate in periconceptional period or maternal use of folate antagonists has been associated with a higher risk of orofacial clefts (OFCs). MTHFR is a critical enzyme in folate metabolism that catalyzes the irreversible conversion of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, thus playing a vital role in DNA synthesis and DNA...
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