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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Barua S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4237823 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of biomedical science 20140819
Maternal exposure to dietary factors during pregnancy can influence embryonic development and may modulate the phenotype of offspring through epigenetic programming. Folate is critical for nucleotide synthesis, and preconceptional intake of dietary folic acid (FA) is credited with reduced incidences of neural tube defects in infants. While fortification of grains with FA resulted in a positive public-health outcome, concern has been raised for the need for further investigation of unintended con ...[more]