A study of the prevalence of serum vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency in Western Maharashtra
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2015 Context: This study summarizes the prevalence of vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency in the population coming to tertiary care center in Western Maharashtra along with the main presenting symptom routinely misinterpreted in daily practice.
Sanket K Mahajan, Swati C Aundhakar
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Case report: Rare variants in the MTRR gene, 66GG and 524TT cause hyperhomocysteinemia and folic acid deficiency linked to schizophrenia [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryWe present an adult patient with schizophrenia who was later found to have hyperhomocysteinemia, a condition that increases the risk of several diseases, due to a deficiency in folic acid.
Chih-Chia Huang, Chih-Chia Huang
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Folic acid - importance for human health and its role in COVID-19 therapy [PDF]
Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2023 Folic acid (folacin, B9) is a vitamin that performs many very important functions in the human body, and its inadequate level - deficiency as well as excess, may contribute to an increased risk of developing many disease processes.
Katarzyna Kurowska +2 more
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Association of low potassium diet and folic acid deficiency in patients with CKD [PDF]
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2015 Kamal Hassan1,2 1Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, 2Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Peritoneal Dialysis Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel Background: Most of the folic acid sources are rich also in ...
Hassan K
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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 +4 more
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Occurrence and significance of folic acid
Pteridines, 2018 Folic acid is a naturally occurring pteridine, which was originally isolated from plants. Folic acid (pteroyl-glutamic acid) is composed of pteridine (6-methylptero), p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and glutamic acid.
Cieślik Ewa, Cieślik Iwona
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The relationship between folic acid deficiency and preeclampsia-like phenotypes in rats [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Pre-eclampsia is a significant contributor to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. However, its etiology remains elusive. More and more studies have highlighted the potential involvement of folic acid metabolism in the development of
Jing Wei +4 more
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Folic acid deficiency exacerbates the inflammatory response of astrocytes after ischemia‐reperfusion by enhancing the interaction between IL‐6 and JAK‐1/pSTAT3 [PDF]
CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics, 2023 Xiaoshan Liang +2 more
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Maternal Folic Acid Deficiency Is Associated to Developing Nasal and Palate Malformations in Mice. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Craniofacial development requires extremely fine-tuned developmental coordination of multiple specialized tissues. It has been evidenced that a folate deficiency (vitamin B9), or its synthetic form, folic acid (FA), in maternal diet could trigger ...
Maldonado E +4 more
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Folic acid deficiency, a critical global health issue, significantly impacts various population groups, particularly pregnant women and individuals with dietary restrictions. This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of folic acid deficiency, focusing on its epidemiology, causes, and clinical manifestations, including megaloblastic anemia and ...
Baddam S, Khan KM, Jialal I.
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