%0 PDF %T Arsenic is associated with reduced effect of folic acid in myelomeningocele prevention: a case control study in Bangladesh. %A Mazumdar, Maitreyi.; Ibne Hasan, Md Omar.; Hamid, Rezina.; Valeri, Linda.; Paul, Ligi.; Selhub, Jacob.; Rodrigues, Ema G.; Silva, Fareesa.; Mia, Selim.; Mostofa, Md Golam.; Quamruzzaman, Quazi.; Rahman, Mahmuder.; Christiani, David C. %D 2016-08-16T18:22:51.696Z %8 2016-08-16 %R http://localhost/files/7m01bz32d %X Background: Arsenic induces neural tube defects in several animal models, but its potential to cause neural tube defects in humans is unknown. Our objective was to investigate the associations between maternal arsenic exposure, periconceptional folic acid supplementation, and risk of posterior neural tube defect (myelomeningocele) among a highly exposed population in rural Bangladesh.; Keywords: Arsenic, Neural tube defect, Myelomeningocele, Birth defect, Folate deficiency.; Springer Open. %[ 2018-10-11 %9 Text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution