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Association between maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes regulating glucose metabolism and risk for neural tube defects in offspring.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Jun 2015
Fu Yunting, Wang Lin-lin, Yi Deqing, Jin Lei, Liu Jufen, Zhang Yali, Ren Aiguo
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BACKGROUND: Maternal pregestational hyperglycemia, diabetes, and obesity are well-established risk factors for neural tube defects (NTDs). As a common underlying mechanism, the imbalance of glucose homeostasis is directly related to the development of NTDs. Polymorphisms in genes regulating gluco...
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