Associations between prenatal exposure to cadmium and lead with neural tube defect risks are modified by single-nucleotide polymorphisms of fetal MTHFR and SOD2: a case–control study
Abstract Background Prenatal exposure to heavy metals is implicated in the etiology of birth defects. We investigated whether concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in umbilical cord tissue are associated with risk for neural tube defects (NTDs) and whether selected genetic variants of the fet...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00752-9 |