"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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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Folic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Myers RE, Manne SL, Wilfond B, Sifri R, Ziring B, Wolf TA, Cocroft J, Ueland A, Petrich A, Swan H, DiCarlo M, Weinberg DS. A randomized trial of genetic and environmental risk assessment (GERA) for colorectal cancer risk in primary care: trial design and baseline findings. Contemp Clin Trials. 2011 Jan; 32(1):25-31.
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Berghella V, Buchanan E, Pereira L, Baxter JK. Preconception care. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2010 Feb; 65(2):119-31.
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Oakley GP, Bell KN, Brent RL. Bio-monitoring the elimination of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly. Reprod Toxicol. 2008 Aug; 25(4):395-6.
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Leitenberger JJ, Berthelot CN, Polder KD, Pro B, McLaughlin P, Jones D, Duvic M. CD4+ CD56+ hematodermic/plasmacytoid dendritic cell tumor with response to pralatrexate. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Mar; 58(3):480-4.
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Brent RL, Oakley GP. Further efforts to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects. Pediatrics. 2007 Jan; 119(1):225-6.
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Roedl JB, Bleich S, Reulbach U, von Ahsen N, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Rejdak R, Naumann GO, Kruse FE, Kornhuber J, Jünemann AG. Homocysteine levels in aqueous humor and plasma of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2007; 114(4):445-50.
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Madan AK, Orth WS, Tichansky DS, Ternovits CA. Vitamin and trace mineral levels after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2006 May; 16(5):603-6.
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Brent RL, Oakley GP. The folate debate. Pediatrics. 2006 Apr; 117(4):1418-9.
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Ballas SK, Baxter JK, Riddick G. Folate supplementation and twinning in patients with sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2006 Apr; 81(4):296-7.
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Brent RL, Oakley GP. Triumph and/or tragedy: the present Food and Drug Administration program of enriching grains with folic acid. Pediatrics. 2006 Mar; 117(3):930-2.