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Editorial
. 2010 May;91(5):1153-4.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29534. Epub 2010 Apr 7.

Does global hypomethylation contribute to susceptibility to neural tube defects?

Richard H Finnell, Henk J Blom, Gary M Shaw
Editorial

Does global hypomethylation contribute to susceptibility to neural tube defects?

Richard H Finnell et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 May.
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