What does MTHFR stand for?

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (gene mutation)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

We examined the association of hip BMD with levels of plasma tHcy, folate, and vitamin B12 and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C [right arrow] T and 1298A [right arrow] C polymorphisms.

Plasma total homocysteine level and bone mineral density: the ...

Toydemir PB, Elhan AH, Tutkun A et al: Effects of factor V gene G1691A, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene C677T, and prothombin gene G20210A mutations on deep venous thrombogenesis in Behcet's disease.

Association between factor V leiden gene mutation and systemic ...

Folic acid aids a subset of migraine patients Of 22 children (aged 8-18 years) with recurrent migraines without aura, 16 were found to have hyperhomocysteinemia and one or more polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene that are associated with reduced enzyme activity and moderate hyperhomocysteinemia.

Literature Review & Commentary

00 Hardcover Medical intelligence unit QP603 Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is "a critical enzyme in both folate and homocysteine metabolism," according to Ueland (LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, U.

MTHFR polymorphisms and disease

Other studies show a higher rate of abruption in patients with thrombophilia (Factor V Leiden, protein S deficiency, and Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase [MTHFR] mutations).

Obstetrical prognosis after placental abruption

Update on Analysis of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Polymorphism in Control Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Down Syndrome (DS) Populations.

Update on Analysis of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) ...

These risk factors include single-base mutations in the factor V Leiden (G1691A), prothrombin (G20210A), and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR, C677T) genes.

Utilizing genomic DNA purified from clotted blood samples for single ...

Rozen, who cloned the human methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and subsequently identified variant forms of the gene that affect folate metabolism, is currently continuing investigations regarding the importance of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in a variety of diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease.

VARIAGENICS announces issuance of United States patent for Mthfr gene