Dietary methionine intake and neural tub
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Anna Graham; Jean D. Brender; Joseph R. Sharkey; Li Zhu; Marilyn Felkner; Lucina
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Nutrients other than maternal folic acid are also thought to play a role in preventing neural tube defects (NTDs). Evidence suggests that methionine interacts with folic acid and vitamin B~12~ in the methylation of contractile proteins involved in closing the neural folds