Decreased folate is often associated with all of the following except:

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Decreased folate is typically associated with neural tube defects in developing fetuses, hyperhomocysteinemia (which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases), but not with microcytic anemia. Folate deficiency usually leads to macrocytic anemia, where the red blood cells are larger than normal, not microcytic anemia, where the red blood cells are smaller than normal.

Decreased Folate Is Often Associated with All of the Following