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Liver contains choline and folate, which support brain health and cognitive function.
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Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Some doctors diagnose the folate condition using a specialty laboratory test that isn't FDA-approved.
—Matthew Perrone The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Now the agency has approved its use for cerebral folate deficiency—a rare genetic condition that may affect fewer than one in a million people, though its true prevalence is unknown.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Except it wasn’t approved to treat autism, but rather a rare brain disorder, cerebral folate deficiency, that resembles autism.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 Mar. 2026
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Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Some doctors diagnose the folate condition using a specialty laboratory test that isn't FDA-approved.
—Matthew Perrone The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Now the agency has approved its use for cerebral folate deficiency—a rare genetic condition that may affect fewer than one in a million people, though its true prevalence is unknown.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Except it wasn’t approved to treat autism, but rather a rare brain disorder, cerebral folate deficiency, that resembles autism.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Folate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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folate
noun
fo·late
ˈfō-ˌlāt 
: folic acid
the uptake of folate by the mutant—Biological Abstracts
Biological Abstracts
also
: a salt or ester of folic acid
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