## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** The fortification of wheat flour with folic acid prevents most cases of spina bifida and anencephaly by raising serum folate levels among women capable of bearing children, as does encouraging women to consume folic acid supplements prior to pregnancy. Unfortunately, sur
Prevention of anencephaly and spina bifida in man
β Scribed by Renwick, J. H.
- Book ID
- 112216446
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1973
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-3709
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## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** The number of countries fortifying wheat and maize flour with folic acid has increased in the past 2 years. Folic acid prevents most cases of spina bifida and anencephaly by raising serum folate levels among women capable of bearing children, as does encouraging women to
three locus model tor the determination of anencephaly and spina bifida is examined, and it is concluded that observed population incidences of these conditions do not fit the model. A consideration is presented of the relevance of such models to the aetiology of multifactorial disease.