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Assessment of Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnant Women by Estimation of Serum Levels of Tetrahydrofolic Acid, Dihydrofolate Reductase, and Homocysteine

Scientifica, 2016
Background. Status of folic acid use in pregnant women of the hilly regions in North India was little known. This study was carried out to assess the folic acid use and estimate folate metabolites in pregnant women of this region.
Manisha Naithani, Vartika Saxena, Anissa Atif Mirza, Ranjeeta Kumari, Kapil Sharma, Jyoti Bharadwaj   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Magnitude and factors associated with adherence to Iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Aykel town, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
IntroductionPhysiological changes during pregnancy, foetal growth and development increase the requirement for Iron and Folic Acid. The increased demand of these nutrients is not meet through diet alone due to decreased bioavailability of nutrients ...
Habtamu Assefa, S. M. Abebe, M. Sisay
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patient‐Derived Fibroblasts as a Clinically Relevant Model of Kearns–Sayre Syndrome

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Kearns–Sayre syndrome (KSS) is characterized by single large‐scale mitochondrial DNA deletions and by severe early‐onset clinical manifestations with neurological involvement. Reliable disease models, as well as validated biomarkers or effective treatments, are lacking.
Laura Valls‐Roca, Adrià Vilaseca‐Capel, Judith Cantó‐Santos, Ester Tobías, Félix Andújar‐Sánchez, Laia Farré‐Tarrats, Frederic Tort, Carles Rentero, Carlos Enrich, Virginia López, Juan R. Tejedor, Anna Esteve‐Codina, Cristina Núñez de Arenas, Pedro J. Moreno‐Lozano, José C. Milisenda, Mar O'Callaghan, Teresa García‐Silva, Montserrat Morales‐Conejo, Mario F. Fraga, Rafael Artuch, Miguel Á. Martín, José M. Cuezva, Ana Matas, Glòria Garrabou, Mariona Guitart‐Mampel   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Folate bioavailability [PDF]

, 2009
An inadequate folate status is associated with increased risk of anaemia and neural tube defects. In many countries a folate intake below recommendations has been reported for women in childbearing age.
Öhrvik, Veronica
core   +1 more source

Investigation of the Relationship Between Serum Tetrahydrobiopterin and Folic Acid Levels with Each Other and with Preeclampsia in the Second and Third Trimesters

Van Tıp Dergisi
INTRODUCTION: Aim: This study investigates the relationship between serum tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) and folic acid levels in pregnant women during the second and third trimesters and the development of preeclampsia.
Mücahit Ahmet Aranlı, Kazım uckan, Aziz Gül, Yusuf Başkıran, İzzet Çeleğen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of folic acid as a feed additive for all animal species

EFSA Journal, 2012
Folic acid, a synthetic folate compound, is converted in animals to biologically active folates. These are essential for DNA synthesis, repair and methylation, in particular nucleotide biosynthesis and remethylation of homocysteine.
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
doaj   +1 more source

Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Administration in CKD, Why Not?

Nutrients, 2019
Patients affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience a huge cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular events represent the leading causes of death.
I. Capelli, G. Cianciolo, L. Gasperoni, Fulvia Zappulo, F. Tondolo, M. Cappuccilli, G. La Manna   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Medication exposure during pregnancy: a pilot pharmacovigilance system using health and demographic surveillance platform [PDF]

, 2014
There is limited safety information on most drugs used during pregnancy. This is especially true for medication against tropical diseases because pharmacovigilance systems are not much developed in these settings.
Abdulla, Salim, Mrema, Sigilbert, Mosha, Dominic, Mazuguni, Festo, Genton, Blaise   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Association of Folic Acid Deficiency with Ischemic Heart Disease

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2018
Background: To assess the association between folic acid deficiency and ischemic heart disease Methods: In this observational study patients of 25-65 years of age with newly diagnosed ischemic heart disease were included.
Mubashar Yameen, Muhammad Maqsood, Maimona Saleh, Imtiaz Ahmed Shakir, Atifa Shuaib   +4 more
doaj  

Effect of continued folic acid supplementation beyond the first trimester of pregnancy on cognitive performance in the child: a follow-up study from a randomized controlled trial (FASSTT Offspring Trial)

BMC Medicine, 2019
BackgroundPericonceptional folic acid prevents neural tube defects (NTDs), but it is uncertain whether there are benefits for offspring neurodevelopment arising from continued maternal folic acid supplementation beyond the first trimester.
H. McNulty, M. Rollins, T. Cassidy, A. Caffrey, Barry Marshall, J. Dornan, M. McLaughlin, B. McNulty, M. Ward, J. Strain, A. Molloy, D. Lees-Murdock, C. Walsh, K. Pentieva   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source