Abstract:Background:
Folic acid fortification program has been established to prevent tube defects.
However, concern has been raised among patients using anti-folate drug, i.e. psoriatic patients, a
common, chronic, autoimmune inflammatory skin disease associated with obesity and smoking.
Objective:
To investigate dietary and circulating folate, vitamin B12 (B12) and homocysteine (hcy) in
psoriatic subjects exposed to the national mandatory folic acid fortification program.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study using the … Show more
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