Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such as spina bifida, suggests new research. Mutations in a gene ...

St. Louis, May 25, 2009 — Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate ...

This is a review of the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Neural Tube Defects. This was an interdisciplinary meeting with the common emphasis on neural tube defects research. The ...