As many expectant mothers know, getting enough folate is key to avoiding neural tube defects in the baby during pregnancy. But for the individuals who carry certain genetic variants, dealing with ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke has many possible risk factors, including gestational diabetes, researchers reported here. This study was published as an abstract and presented at ...

Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to problems called neural tube defects. A lack of folate during pregnancy, a nutrient also known as vitamin B9, can cause ...

Folate deficiency demystified, as the reason for a greater risk of disease in a certain group of people is explained. Folate deficiency demystified, as the reason for a greater risk of disease in a ...

As many expectant mothers know, getting enough folate is key to avoiding neural tube defects in the baby during pregnancy. But for the individuals who carry certain genetic variants, dealing with ...

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Key Takeaways Eating foods high in folate can help prevent folate deficiency. Folate ...

Metabolism of folate and folic acid through the one-carbon pathway. DHFR: dihydrofolate reductase; THF: tetrahydrofolate; 5–10 MTHF: 5–10 methylene tetrahydrofolate; MTHFR: methylenetetrahydrofolate ...

We evaluated the clinical outcome in homocysteine remethylation disorders following newborn screening (NBS) and initiation of early specific treatment. Early detection by NBS and timely and specific ...

Despite the presence of a germline mutation in a MMR gene being a strong predictor of disease, there is considerable variation in the phenotypic expression in HNPCC patients, in particular the age of ...