Serum folate levels among mothers of children with and without cleft lip and palate: A comparative biochemical study
Background: Cleft lip and palate is one of the major congenital malformations in the newborn. Folic acid or folate has been postulated to have a protective effect on the occurrence of cleft lip and palate if taken in the periconceptional period. Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=93;epage=97;aulast=Ajila |