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Maternal iron levels early in pregnancy are not associated with offspring IQ score at age 8, findings from a Mendelian randomization study.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Apr 2014
Lewis S J, Bonilla C, Brion M-J, Lawlor D A, Gunnell D, Ben-Shlomo Y, Ness A, Smith G D
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Iron is fundamental to many basic biological functions, and animal studies suggest that iron deficiency early in life can have a lasting impact on the developing brain. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We used a population-based cohort of mothers and their children to assess the effect of iron status among pregnant women on the cognitive ability of their offspring. But to avoid the inherent confounding...
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