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Association of neural tube defects in children of mothers with MTHFR 677TT genotype and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism risk: a case-control study.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 26 Mar 2014
Cadenas-Benitez N M, Yanes-Sosa F, Gonzalez-Meneses A, Cerrillos L, Acosta D, Praena-Fernandez J M, Neth O, Gomez de Terreros I, Ybot-González P
Abstract excerpt
Abnormalities in maternal folate and carbohydrate metabolism have both been shown to induce neural tube defects (NTD) in humans and animal models. However, the relationship between these two factors in the development of NTDs remains unclear. Data from mothers of children with spina bifida seen at the Unidad de Espina Bífida del Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío (case group) were compared to mothers of healthy...
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