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Maternal folic acid use during pregnancy, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism, and child's lung function and asthma.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Feb 2018
den Dekker H T, Jaddoe V W V, Reiss I K, de Jongste J C, Duijts L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Folic acid supplement use during pregnancy might affect childhood respiratory health, potentially mediated by methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism C677T (MTHFR-C677T) carriership. OBJECTIVES: We examined the associations of maternal folic acid supplement use and folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine concentrations during pregnancy with childhood lung function and asthma. METHODS: This study...
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