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  • Title: Folic acid to prevent neural tube defects: scientific advances and public health issues.
    Author: Mills JL, Conley MR.
    Journal: Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol; 1996 Dec; 8(6):394-7. PubMed ID: 8979009.
    Abstract:
    Folic acid prevents some neural tube defects by correcting abnormal homocysteine metabolism. A defective gene coding for a homocysteine-related enzyme has been shown in people with neural tube defects. An extensive educational campaign will be required to alert women to the need to take 0.4 mg/day of folic acid during their childbearing years.
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