Response to letter: Down syndrome and folic acid deficiency
β Scribed by James, S.J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Volume
- 131A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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## Background: Several studies have suggested a protective effect of folic acid (fa) on congenital heart anomalies. down syndrome (ds) infants are known to have a high frequency of heart anomalies. not all children with ds suffer from heart anomalies, which raises the question whether maternal fact
## Background: Maternal folic acid supplementation has been associated with a reduced risk for neural tube defects and may be associated with a reduced risk for congenital heart defects and other birth defects. individuals with down syndrome are at high risk for congenital heart defects and have be