Association of neural tube defects with maternal alterations and genetic polymorphisms in one-carbon metabolic pathway

• Main Authors: Chun-Quan Cai (Author), Yu-Lian Fang (Author), Jian-Bo Shu (Author), Lin-Sheng Zhao (Author), Rui-Ping Zhang (Author), Li-Rong Cao (Author), Yi-Zheng Wang (Author), Xiu-Fang Zhi (Author), Hua-Lei Cui (Author), Ou-Yan Shi (Author), Wei Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are birth defects of the brain, spine, or spinal cord invoked by the insufficient intake of folic acid in the early stages of pregnancy and have a complex etiology involving both genetic and environmental factors. So the study aimed to explore the assoc...