Preventing malformations

Damage of the central nervous system of the fetus is one of crucial issues in the modern healthcare as it represents a severe congenital disease with a poor prognosis accompanied by fetal death or severe disability of the newborn. Administration of folic acid or multivitamins during the periconceptu...

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Published inMedicinskij sovet no. 2; pp. 26 - 31
Main Authors Voevodin, S. M., Shemanaeva, T. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published Remedium Group LLC 30.12.2016
Subjects
dna methylation
fetal malformations
folic acid
neural tube defects
pregnancy
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Summary:Damage of the central nervous system of the fetus is one of crucial issues in the modern healthcare as it represents a severe congenital disease with a poor prognosis accompanied by fetal death or severe disability of the newborn. Administration of folic acid or multivitamins during the periconceptual period is an effective method for primary prevention of neural tube malformation.
ISSN:2079-701X
2658-5790
DOI:10.21518/2079-701X-2016-2-26-31