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, C, Lawlor, D, Taylor, A, Gunnell, D, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Ness, A, Timpson, N, St Pourcain, B, Ring, S, Emmett, P, Smith, A, Refsum, H, Pennell, C, Brion, M, Smith, G, Lewis, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012