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CellWell record HH-41605

Maternal red blood cell folate metabolites were dynamically associated with neonatal amino acids and acylcarnitines in heel blood: a prospective cohort study

Ruihua Yang; Wei Zheng; Yixuan Lu; Yujie Zhang; Lirui Zhang; Xin Yan; Tengda Chen; Ziyu Wang; Xincong Shi; Yuanyuan Kong; Guanghui Li

2026

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In a prospective cohort of 4130 pregnant women, maternal total folate and 5-MTHF levels showed no significant association with neonatal amino acid and acylcarnitine profiles, while a different folate metabolite, tetrahydrofolate, showed trimester-specific associations with newborn metabolism.

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