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Gene-Folic Acid Interactions and Risk of Conotruncal Heart Defects: Results from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study.
Genes - 9 Jan 2023
Webber Daniel M, Li Ming, MacLeod Stewart L, Tang Xinyu, Levy Joseph W, Karim Mohammad A, Erickson Stephen W, Hobbs Charlotte A, The National Birth Defects Prevention Study
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Conotruncal heart defects (CTDs) are heart malformations that affect the cardiac outflow tract and typically cause significant morbidity and mortality. Evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that maternal folate intake is associated with a reduced risk of heart defects, including CTD. However, it is unclear if folate-related gene variants and maternal folate intake have an interactive effect on the risk...
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