Can Nutritional Epigenomics Explain Persistent Effects of Periconceptional Folic Acid in the Methylome?

J Nutr

Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, N Ireland, United Kingdom.

Published: January 2023

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