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Lack of association between mutations in the folate receptor-alpha gene and spina bifida.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 1998
Barber R C, Shaw G M, Lammer E J, Greer K A, Biela T A, Lacey S W, Wasserman C R, Finnell R H
Abstract excerpt
Defects of neural tube closure are among the most common of all human malformations. Epidemiological and genetic studies indicate that most of these defects are multifactorial in origin with genetic and environmental causes. Although periconceptional supplementation of the maternal diet with foli...
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