Association between inhibited binding of folic acid to folate receptor α in maternal serum and folate-related birth defects in Norway

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2232-2238

  Boyles, A L ^a   Ballard, J L ^b   Gorman, E B ^c   McConnaughey, D R ^d   Cabrera, R M ^e   Wilcox, A J ^a   Lie, R T ^f   Finnell, R H ^e,g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

folate receptor; folic acid; maternal autoantibodies; neural tube defects; oral facial clefts

Indexed keywords

FOLATE RECEPTOR 1; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; MATERNAL SMOKING; MILK; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 79960526361     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der144     Document Type: Article

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