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A multi-institutional research team has developed a novel folic acid-resistant neural tube defect mouse model of the human condition by silencing the Slc25a32 gene, and, in most of the mutant mice, ...

Prof Smriti Agrawal of KGMU gynecology department explained the science behind the prevention. "Folic acid is crucial for proper development of neural tube in very early stage of pregnancy," she said.

Discover how dietary folate and folic acid supplementation work together to protect fetal development, enhance cognitive ...