Maternal dietary choices might impact intrauterine healing processes and postnatal phenotype and function in human fetuses with spina bifida aperta - early clinical observations and implications from a retrospective cohort study

Background: The severity of postnatal symptoms in patients with spina bifida aperta (SBA) is also determined by secondary factors that damage the exposed neural tissue throughout gestation. The purpose of this report is to present clinical cases, from 2010 to 2025, and a new hypothesis for a nonsurg...

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1. Verfasser: Kohl, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 16 November 2025
In: Biomedicines
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 13, Heft: 11, Pages: 1-22
ISSN:2227-9059
DOI:10.3390/biomedicines13112791
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13112791
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/11/2791
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