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Genetic and Nutritional Causes of Heart Birth Defects

NCT00368732 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1610

Last updated 2016-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Each year in the United States, thousands of babies are born with heart defects. Women who take folic acid during pregnancy have a lower risk of giving birth to infants with heart defects, but the reason for this remains unknown. This study will examine the relationship between genes, nutrition, and the occurrence of heart defects in infants.

Conditions

  • Heart Defects, Congenital

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Gary M. Shaw, DrPH · California Birth Defects Monitoring Program

Eligibility

Max Age
12 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-07-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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