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Editorial
. 2025 Aug 16.
doi: 10.1007/s10815-025-03613-3. Online ahead of print.

Fortification with folic acid and early human embryo development: lessons from assisted reproduction

Yves Ménézo  1 , Kay Elder  2 , Patrice Clement  1 , Maurizio Dattilo  3 , Pasquale Patrizio  4
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Editorial

Fortification with folic acid and early human embryo development: lessons from assisted reproduction

Yves Ménézo et al. J Assist Reprod Genet. .
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Declarations. Ethical approval: Not applicable. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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