Importancia del ácido fólico en la medicina actual / The importance of folic acid in present medicine
Rev. méd. Chile
;
128(2): 213-20, feb. 2000. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-258121
ABSTRACT
Lately, folic acid deficiency is gaining a predominant role in the pathogenesis of congenital malformations and cardiovascular diseases in adults. The planning of individual and population preventive strategies for these diseases must consider this deficiency. This paper reviews the anatomical, biochemical and molecular bases of neural tube defects and cardiovascular diseases in adults. In these two frequent diseases, folic acid supplementation has shown a clear cut protective effect
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Main subject:
Folic Acid Deficiency
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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