"Folic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (POACEAE). Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia.
| Descriptor ID |
D005492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.733.631.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Folic Acid- Folic Acid
- Vitamin M
- Vitamin B9
- B9, Vitamin
- Pteroylglutamic Acid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Folic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Association of serum folate levels during pregnancy and prenatal depression. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Dec; 36(1):1-4.
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Interactions between folate intake and genetic predictors of gene expression levels associated with colorectal cancer risk. Sci Rep. 2022 11 07; 12(1):18852.
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Prenatal vitamin intake in first month of pregnancy and DNA methylation in cord blood and placenta in two prospective cohorts. Epigenetics Chromatin. 2022 08 02; 15(1):28.
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Intake of niacin, folate, vitamin B-6, and vitamin B-12 through young adulthood and cognitive function in midlife: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Oct; 106(4):1032-1040.
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Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2017 01 10; 317(2):183-189.
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Effects of maternal folic acid supplementation on gene methylation and being small for gestational age. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2016 10; 29(5):643-51.
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Gene-diet-interactions in folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism modify colon cancer risk. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2013 Apr; 57(4):721-34.
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Folate intake and incidence of hypertension among American young adults: a 20-y follow-up study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 May; 95(5):1023-30.
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Nutrients in folate-mediated, one-carbon metabolism and the risk of rectal tumors in men and women. Nutr Cancer. 2011; 63(3):357-66.
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Breast cancer DNA methylation profiles are associated with tumor size and alcohol and folate intake. PLoS Genet. 2010 Jul 29; 6(7):e1001043.