Arsenic modifies the effect of folic acid in spina bifida prevention, a large hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Chih-Fu Wei (Author), Sudipta Kumer Mukherjee (Author), Sheikh Muhammad Ekramullah (Author), D. M. Arman (Author), Md Joynul Islam (Author), Mubinul Azim (Author), Asifur Rahman (Author), Md Nafaur Rahman (Author), Md Ziauddin (Author), Gwen Tindula (Author), Hafiza Sultana Suchanda (Author), Diana F. Gomberg (Author), Marc G. Weisskopf (Author), Liming Liang (Author), Benjamin C. Warf (Author), David C. Christiani (Author), Maitreyi Mazumdar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Spina bifida, a developmental malformation of the spinal cord, is associated with high rates of mortality and disability. Although folic acid-based preventive strategies have been successful in reducing rates of spina bifida, some areas continue to be at higher risk because of ch...