Blood folate level needed for fully effective fortification in the prevention of neural tube defects
To achieve fully effective fortification, median population serum folate levels need to be about 44 ng/mL, which would globally prevent about 250 000 NTD cases every year.
Authors
- Stephen H Vale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6000-3746)
- Joan K. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-612X)
- Nicholas Wald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-5908)
- Jonathan P. Bestwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3088-8616)
Institutions
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-328115
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.34