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Maternal Folic Acid Intake and Methylation Status of Genes Associated with Ventricular Septal Defects in Children: Case-Control Study.
Nutrients - 17 Jun 2021
González-Peña Sandra M, Calvo-Anguiano Geovana, Martínez-de-Villarreal Laura E, Ancer-Rodríguez Patricia R, Lugo-Trampe José J, Saldivar-Rodríguez Donato, Hernández-Almaguer María D, Calzada-Dávila Melissa, Guerrero-Orjuela Ligia S, Campos-Acevedo Luis D
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BACKGROUND: DNA methylation is the best epigenetic mechanism for explaining the interactions between nutrients and genes involved in intrauterine growth and development programming. A possible contributor of methylation abnormalities to congenital heart disease is the folate methylation regulatory pathway; however, the mechanisms and methylation patterns of VSD-associated genes are not fully understood....
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