Impact of methylenetetrahydrofolate redu
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Deqiang Li; Laura Pickell; Ying Liu; Rima Rozen
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## BACKGROUND: The etiology of neural tube defects (NTDs) is multifactorial, with environmental and genetic determinants. Folate supplementation prevents the majority of NTDs, and a polymorphism in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) has become recognized as a genetic risk factor. The mech