"Folic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (POACEAE). Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia.
| Descriptor ID |
D005492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.733.631.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Folic Acid- Folic Acid
- Vitamin M
- Vitamin B9
- B9, Vitamin
- Pteroylglutamic Acid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2001 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Folic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Folate Metabolism and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Genetic Pathway Analysis from the Childhood Cancer and Leukemia International Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Sep 03; 33(9):1248-1252.
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Discussing "Associations of Folate/Folic Acid Supplementation Alone and in Combination With Other B Vitamins on Dementia Risk and Brain Structure". J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Aug 01; 79(8).
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Late-life dietary folate restriction reduces biosynthesis without compromising healthspan in mice. Life Sci Alliance. 2024 Oct; 7(10).
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Folate as a potential treatment for lethal ventricular arrhythmias in TANGO2-deficiency disorder. JCI Insight. 2024 Jun 10; 9(11).
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Risk of meningomyelocele mediated by the common 22q11.2 deletion. Science. 2024 05 03; 384(6695):584-590.
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Dolutegravir-induced neural tube defects in mice are folate responsive. AIDS. 2024 03 15; 38(4):439-446.
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Dietary Folate and Cofactors Accelerate Age-dependent p16 Epimutation to Promote Intestinal Tumorigenesis. Cancer Res Commun. 2024 01 19; 4(1):164-169.
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Folate regulation of planar cell polarity pathway and F-actin through folate receptor alpha. FASEB J. 2024 01; 38(1):e23346.
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Periconceptional maternal folate supplementation impacts a diverse range of congenital malformations. Pediatr Res. 2024 Mar; 95(4):880-882.
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Selective reprogramming of regulatory T cells in solid tumors can strongly enhance or inhibit tumor growth. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1274199.