Some Neural Tube Defects in Mice Linked to Enzyme Deficiency

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Some Neural Tube Defects in Mice Linked to Enzyme Deficiency

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Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. New research using mice at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis confirms the importance of another nutrient, inositol, to protect against the development of neural tube defects.

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