Fang Wang, Yan-Hong Gu, Jin Guo, YiHua Bao, ZhiYong Qiu, Ping Zheng, Masaru Ushijima, Masaaki Matsuura, Ting Zhang
INTRODUCTION: We have reported that high total homocysteine (tHCY), and the coexistence of inadequate thyroid hormones in maternal serum increase the risk of fetal neural tube defects (NTDs). Placental iodothyronine deiodinases (DIOs: DIO1, DIO2, and DIO3) play a role in regulate the conversions between different forms of maternal thyroid hormones. This study hypothesized that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in placental DIOs genes could be related to NTDs. METHODS: We performed a case-control study from 2007 to 2009 that included pregnant women from Lüliang, Shanxi Province, China...
March 21, 2023: Human Heredity