| Autor: |
Baty BJ; University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah., Cohen L, Phelps L, Speer MC, Stengel P, Williamson-Kruse L |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of genetic counseling [J Genet Couns] 1996 Sep; Vol. 5 (3), pp. 139-45. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/BF01408658 |
| Abstrakt: |
Considerable scientific evidence demonstrates the reduction in risk for neural tube defects (NTDs) associated with maternal preconceptional folic acid supplementation. The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) endorses the U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for folic acid supplementation at the 0.4 mg level for women in the general population and at the 4.0 mg level for women at high or increased risk for NTD pregnancies for at least 4 weeks prior to active pursuit of conception. We encourage targeted educational efforts and surveillance to assess results of this dietary supplementation. The NSGC further urges the Food and Drug Administration to fortify staple foodstuffs with folic acid for a population-based approach to minimize the number of NTD births. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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