Policy statement on folic acid and neural tube defects.

Genet Med

Spectrum Health Hospitals and College of Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA.

Published: June 2011

It now recognized that the use of folate fortification and/or supplementation before initiation of pregnancy can impact the risk of the fetus developing a neural tube defect. This document serves to update the policy statement issued by the American College of Medical Genetics and published in 2005.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GIM.0b013e31821d4188DOI Listing

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