Formate prevents most folic acid-resistant neural tube defects in mice

(Baylor College of Medicine) A multi-institutional research team has developed a novel folic acid-resistant neural tube defect mouse model of the human condition by silencing the Slc25a32 gene, and, in most of the mutant mice, neural tube defects can be prevented by formate supplementation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news