Folate concentrations in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Melvin B. Heyman,
Elizabeth A. Garnett,
Nishat Shaikh,
Karen Huen,
Folashade A. Jose,
Paul Harmatz,
Harland S. Winter,
Robert N. Baldassano,
Stanley A. Cohen,
Benjamin D. Gold,
Barbara S. Kirschner,
George D. Ferry,
Erin M. Stege,
Nina Holland
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26576
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , gastroenterology , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , crohn's disease , disease
Folate is postulated to protect against cell injury and long-term risk of cancer. Folate deficiency has been shown to be associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, folate concentrations are poorly delineated in children with IBD.
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