"Folic Acid Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of FOLIC ACID in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and mushrooms but destroyed by long-term cooking. Alcohol interferes with its intermediate metabolism and absorption. Folic acid deficiency may develop in long-term anticonvulsant therapy or with use of oral contraceptives. This deficiency causes anemia, macrocytic anemia, and megaloblastic anemia. It is indistinguishable from vitamin B 12 deficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow findings, but the neurologic lesions seen in B 12 deficiency do not occur. (Merck Manual, 16th ed)
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D005494
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.699.308
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| Concept/Terms |
Folic Acid Deficiency- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Deficiency, Folic Acid
- Acid Deficiencies, Folic
- Acid Deficiency, Folic
- Deficiencies, Folic Acid
- Folic Acid Deficiencies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Folic Acid Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Folate concentrations in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Feb; 89(2):545-50.
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Folate deficiency, hyperhomocysteinemia, low urinary creatinine, and hypomethylation of leukocyte DNA are risk factors for arsenic-induced skin lesions. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Feb; 117(2):254-60.
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Brief report: autistic symptoms, developmental regression, mental retardation, epilepsy, and dyskinesias in CNS folate deficiency. J Autism Dev Disord. 2008 Jul; 38(6):1170-7.
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Folate and cobalamin deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in Bangladesh. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Jun; 81(6):1372-7.
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Comment on "The public health implications of smoking-induced decreased serum and red blood cell folate levels". Nicotine Tob Res. 2003 Jun; 5(3):397-9.
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Effect of folate supplementation on the incidence of dysplasia and cancer in chronic ulcerative colitis. A case-control study. Gastroenterology. 1989 Aug; 97(2):255-9.
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Megaloblastic anemia during pregnancy. J Reprod Med. 1977 Oct; 19(4):186-92.