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* [[Australian Statistics|Australia]] - '''Decrease in neural tube defects since folic acid added to bread'''<ref name=“PHE208”>AIHW 2016. '''Monitoring the health impacts of mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification 2016'''. [http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129555435 Cat. no. '''PHE 208''']. Canberra: AIHW. [http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=60129555568 PDF]</ref>"Mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid (in Australia) and iodine (in Australia and New Zealand) was introduced in 2009 to address two important public health issues: to reduce the prevalence of neural tube defects (serious birth defects such as spina bifida) in Australia and to deal with the re-emergence of iodine deficiency in both Australia and New Zealand. There was a significant (14.4%) overall decrease in the rate of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Australia following mandatory folic acid fortification. However among teenagers, the rate of NTDs decreased even more, by almost 55%, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, the rate of NTDs decreased by 74%." | |||
* '''Preconception folic acid supplementation and risk for chromosome 21 nondisjunction: a report from the US National Down Syndrome Project'''<ref name=PMID23401135><pubmed>23401135</pubmed></ref> "Both a lack of maternal folic acid supplementation and the presence of genetic variants that reduce enzyme activity in folate pathway genes have been linked to meiotic nondisjunction of chromosome 21; however, the findings in this area of research have been inconsistent. To better understand these inconsistencies, we asked whether maternal use of a folic acid-containing supplement before conception reduces risk for chromosome 21 nondisjunction. ...These data suggest that lack of folic acid supplementation may be associated specifically with MII errors in the aging oocyte. If confirmed, these results could account for inconsistencies among previous studies, as each study sample may vary by maternal age structure and proportion of meiotic errors." [[Trisomy 21]] | * '''Preconception folic acid supplementation and risk for chromosome 21 nondisjunction: a report from the US National Down Syndrome Project'''<ref name=PMID23401135><pubmed>23401135</pubmed></ref> "Both a lack of maternal folic acid supplementation and the presence of genetic variants that reduce enzyme activity in folate pathway genes have been linked to meiotic nondisjunction of chromosome 21; however, the findings in this area of research have been inconsistent. To better understand these inconsistencies, we asked whether maternal use of a folic acid-containing supplement before conception reduces risk for chromosome 21 nondisjunction. ...These data suggest that lack of folic acid supplementation may be associated specifically with MII errors in the aging oocyte. If confirmed, these results could account for inconsistencies among previous studies, as each study sample may vary by maternal age structure and proportion of meiotic errors." [[Trisomy 21]] | ||
* '''Association between maternal use of folic acid supplements and risk of autism spectrum disorders in children'''<ref name=PMID23403681><pubmed>23403681 </pubmed>| [http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1570279 JAMA]</ref> "To examine the association between maternal use of prenatal folic acid supplements and subsequent risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) (autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified [PDD-NOS]) in children. The study sample of 85,176 children was derived from the population-based, prospective Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). The children were born in 2002-2008; by the end of follow-up on March 31, 2012, the age range was 3.3 through 10.2 years (mean, 6.4 years). The exposure of primary interest was use of folic acid from 4 weeks before to 8 weeks after the start of pregnancy, defined as the first day of the last menstrual period before conception. Relative risks of ASDs were estimated by odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs in a logistic regression analysis. Analyses were adjusted for maternal education level, year of birth, and parity. ...Use of prenatal folic acid supplements around the time of conception was associated with a lower risk of autistic disorder in the MoBa cohort. Although these findings cannot establish causality, they do support prenatal folic acid supplementation." | * '''Association between maternal use of folic acid supplements and risk of autism spectrum disorders in children'''<ref name=PMID23403681><pubmed>23403681 </pubmed>| [http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1570279 JAMA]</ref> "To examine the association between maternal use of prenatal folic acid supplements and subsequent risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) (autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified [PDD-NOS]) in children. The study sample of 85,176 children was derived from the population-based, prospective Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). The children were born in 2002-2008; by the end of follow-up on March 31, 2012, the age range was 3.3 through 10.2 years (mean, 6.4 years). The exposure of primary interest was use of folic acid from 4 weeks before to 8 weeks after the start of pregnancy, defined as the first day of the last menstrual period before conception. Relative risks of ASDs were estimated by odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs in a logistic regression analysis. Analyses were adjusted for maternal education level, year of birth, and parity. ...Use of prenatal folic acid supplements around the time of conception was associated with a lower risk of autistic disorder in the MoBa cohort. Although these findings cannot establish causality, they do support prenatal folic acid supplementation." |
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Introduction
In 2001, the Australian estimated birth prevalence of neural tube defects was 0.5 per 1,000 births (National Perinatal Statistics Unit). Low maternal dietary folic acid (folate) has been shown to be associated with the development of neural tube defects. In September 2009, mandatory folic acid fortification of bread flour was introduced in Australia.
Research over the last 20 years had suggested a relationship between maternal diet and the birth of an affected infant. Recent evidence has confirmed that folic acid, a water soluble vitamin (vitamin B9) found in many fruits (particularly oranges, berries and bananas), leafy green vegetables, cereals and legumes, may prevent the majority of neural tube defects.
In the U.S.A. the Food and Drug Administration in 1996 authorized that all enriched cereal grain products be fortified with folic acid, with optional fortification beginning in March 1996 and mandatory fortification in January 1998.
The March of Dimes Folic Acid Campaign (a major US charity group) has as one of its major objectives to reduce neural tube defects by 30% by 2001 using community programs, professional education, and mass media information.
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Neural Tube Defect Classification
Neural tube defects comprise three distinct conditions: anencephaly, spina bifida and encephalocele.
Anencephaly
- A congenital anomaly characterised by the total or partial absence of the cranial vault, the covering skin and the brain.
- Remaining brain tissue may be very much reduced in size.
- Craniorachischisis and iniencephaly are included.
- Acephaly, the absence of the head observed in amorphous acardiac twins, is excluded.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) - Anencephaly |
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ICD-10 codes: Q00 Anencephaly and similar malformations
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Spina bifida
- A congenital anomaly characterised by a failure in the closure of the spinal column.
- Characterised by herniation or exposure of the spinal cord and/or meninges through the incompletely closed spine.
- This excludes spina bifida occulta and sacrococcygeal teratoma without dysraphism.
- ICD codes: ICD-9-BPA codes: 741.00–741.99 or ICD-10-AM codes: Q05.0–Q05.9.
[[International_Classification_of_Diseases|International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) - Spina bifida |
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Q05 Spina bifidaIncl.: hydromeningocele (spinal), meningocele (spinal), meningomyelocele, myelocele, myelomeningocele, rachischisis, spina bifida (aperta)(cystica), syringomyelocele Excl.: Arnold-Chiari syndrome (Q07.0), spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
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Encephalocele
- A congenital anomaly characterised by herniation of the brain and/or meninges through a defect in the skull.
- ICD codes: ICD-9-BPA codes: 742.00–742.09 or ICD-10-AM codes: Q01.0–Q01.2, Q01.8, Q01.9.
Australian Statistics
- From 13 September 2009, the mandatory folic acid fortification standard requires the addition of folic acid to all wheat flour for bread making, with the exception of organic bread, within the prescribed range of 200–300 μg per 100 g of flour.[6]
- Women who have one infant with a neural tube defect have a significantly increased risk of recurrence
- 40-50 per thousand compared with 2 per thousand for all births.
- A randomised controlled trial conducted by the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom demonstrated a 72% reduction in risk of recurrence by periconceptional (ie before and after conception) folic acid supplementation (4mg daily).
- Other epidemiological research, including work done in Australia, suggests that primary occurrences of neural tube defects may also be prevented by folic acid either as a supplement or in the diet.
- This has been confirmed in a randomised controlled trial from Hungary, which found that a multivitamin supplement containing 0.8mg folic acid was effective in reducing the occurrence of neural tube defects in first births.
Before mandatory folic acid fortification was introduced:
- mean dietary folic acid intakes for women aged 16–44 years (the target population) in Australia was 108 micrograms (μg) of folic acid per day and in New Zealand was 62 μg of folic acid per day, well below the recommended 400 μg per day.
- there were 149 pregnancies affected by NTDs in 2005 in Australia (rate of 13.3 per 10,000 births) in the three states that provide the most accurate baseline of NTD incidence (South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria), and 63 pregnancies affected by NTDs in 2003 in New Zealand (rate of 11.2 per 10,000 births).
Before mandatory iodine fortification was introduced:
- large proportions of the Australian and New Zealand population had inadequate iodine intakes.
- national surveys measuring median urinary iodine concentration (MUIC) in schoolchildren, an indicator of overall population status, confirmed mild iodine deficiency in both countries.
- The concentration was 96 μg per litre in Australia, and 66 μg per litre in New Zealand, less than the 100–200 μg per litre considered optimal.
USA Statistics
In the U.S.A. the Food and Drug Administration in 1996 authorized that all enriched cereal grain products be fortified with folic acid, with optional fortification beginning in March 1996 and mandatory fortification in January 1998. The data below shows the subsequent changes in anencephaly and spina bifida rate over that period.
Data CDC Report[7]
Folic Acid
Formula: C19H19N7O6
Alternate Names: Folic acid, Folate, Pteroylglutamic acid
(Data from KEGG)
Folate Supplementation and Other Abnormalities
A recent study of periconceptional folate supplementation using the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (July 2010) identified no statistically significant evidence of any effects on prevention of cleft palate, cleft lip, congenital cardiovascular defects, miscarriages or any other birth defects.[8]
References
- ↑ AIHW 2016. Monitoring the health impacts of mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification 2016. Cat. no. PHE 208. Canberra: AIHW. PDF
- ↑ <pubmed>23401135</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>23403681 </pubmed>| JAMA
- ↑ <pubmed>22480165</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>22333513</pubmed>
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Macaldowie, A. and Hilder, L. (2011) Neural tube defects in Australia: prevalence before mandatory folic acid fortification. Cat. no. PER 53. Canberra: AIHW.
- ↑ CDC Trends in Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States, 1991-2005
- ↑ <pubmed>20927767</pubmed>
Reviews
<pubmed></pubmed> <pubmed>23119003</pubmed> <pubmed>16631914</pubmed> <pubmed>16685040</pubmed> <pubmed>15937577</pubmed>
Articles
<pubmed></pubmed> <pubmed>11887752</pubmed> <pubmed>7474275</pubmed> <pubmed>68194</pubmed> <pubmed>1015847</pubmed>
Search PubMed
Search Bookshelf: Folic Acid and Neural Tube Defects | Folic Acid
- Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects An Update of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- Screening for Neural Tube Defects— Including Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd Edition: 1996
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