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Genetics in Medicine

Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 593-596
Genetics in Medicine

ACMG Practice Guidelines
Policy statement on folic acid and neural tube defects

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Abstract

It now recognized that the use of folate fortification and/or supplementation before initiation of pregnancy can impact the risk of the fetus developing a neural tube defect. This document serves to update the policy statement issued by the American College of Medical Genetics and published in 2005.

Keywords

supplementation
fortification
prevention

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