Vitamin B-12 Status during Pregnancy and Child’s IQ at Age 8: A Mendelian Randomization Study in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Vitamin B-12 Status during Pregnancy and Child’s IQ at Age 8: A Mendelian Randomization Study in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Vitamin B-12 is essential for the development and maintenance of a healthy nervous system. Brain development occurs primarily in utero and early infancy, but the role of maternal vitamin B-12 status during pregnancy on offspring cognitive function is unclear. In this study we assessed the effect of...

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Main Authors: Bonilla, Carolina, Lawlor, Debbie A., Taylor, Amy E., Gunnell, David J., Ben–Shlomo, Yoav, Ness, Andrew R., Timpson, Nicholas J., Pourcain, Beate St, Ring, Susan M., Emmett, Pauline M., Smith, A. David, Refsum, Helga, Pennell, Craig E., Brion, Marie-Jo, Smith, George Davey, Lewis, Sarah J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515553/

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