Authors:
Milne E, Royle JA, Miller M, Bower C, de Klerk NH, Bailey HD, van Bockxmeer F, Attia J, Scott RJ, Norris MD, Haber M, Thompson JR, Fritschi L, Marshall GM, Armstrong BK.
Authors notes:
Int J Cancer. 2010 Jun 1;126(11):2690-9.
Keywords:
maternal folate, vitamin supplementation, pregnancy, risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, offspring
Abstract:
The Australian Study of Causes of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children (Aus-ALL) was designed to test the hypothesis, raised by a previous Western Australian study, that maternal folic acid supplementation during pregnancy might reduce the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).