Some neural tube defects in mice linked to enzyme deficiency

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 06:07 in Health & Medicine

Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate prevents only about 70 percent of these defects...

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