Each year spina bifida and anencephaly, the two most common forms of neural-tube defects,
occur in 1 in 1000 pregnancies in the United States1 and an estimated 300,000 or more …

Background Periconceptional use of multivitamins containing folic acid can reduce a
woman's risk of having a baby with a neural-tube defect. Methods As part of a public health …

Background In 1996, the Food and Drug Administration issued a regulation requiring all
enriched grain products to be fortified with folic acid to reduce the risk of neural-tube defects …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common congenital malformations in humans. While
etiologically heterogeneous, for the most part they are multifactorial in their pathogenesis …

The authors investigated the association between maternal preconceptional supplemental
and dietary zinc intake and risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in a population-based case …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a common birth defect, seen in approximately 1/1,000 births
in the United States. NTDs are considered a complex trait where several genes, interacting …

We investigated whether intakes of nutrients, including of late, by women in the
periconceptional period were associated with risks of neural tube defect (NTD)-affected …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined 3 approaches to achieving the public health
recommendation that all women of child-bearing age ingest 0.40 mg of folic acid per day to …

The A/WySnBk strain of mice displays 25–35% spontaneous CL (P). Pregnant mice were
treated with folinic acid continuously delivered via osmotic minipumps at the rate of 7.6±0.2 …

A retrospective study of neural tube defects (NTDs) was carried out among elective
terminations of pregnancies, stillbirths and live births to women residing in two regions of …