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Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms with vitamin B12 deficiency and adverse perinatal outcomes among pregnant women of rural South India - a cross sectional longitudinal study.
Journal of perinatal medicine - 25 Nov 2022
Barney Anitha M, Danda Sumita, Cherian Anne G, Aronraj Jency, Jayaprakash Lavanya, Abraham Vinod J, Christudass Christhunesa S, Marcus Tobey A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine the occurrence of MTHFR gene polymorphisms and to study their association with vitamin B12 deficiency and adverse perinatal outcomes among a cohort of pregnant women from Kaniyambadi block, Tamil Nadu. METHODS: 120 consecutive pregnant women who were ≤20 weeks of gestational age from the 82 villages of Kaniyambadi block were recruited. Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood....
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