Data from the Texas Birth Defects Registry show an anencephaly rate of 3.19 per 10,000 live births amongst Hispanics as compared to 2.17 for non-Hispanic Whites.[25] Regarding cultural dietary notions, corn masa flour, unlike wheat- based products, is not necessarily fortified with folic acid due to FDA concerns of nutrient stability during its processing.[26] Moreover, genetic variations like the MTHFR 677C > T polymorphism also plays a vital role. This evidence concerns the gene MTHFR and anencephaly.