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- noun biochemistry The
substrate used by theenzyme methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (levomefolic acid ).
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Clots were found in Kelly Fatone's lungs and she was diagnosed her with a condition called methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.
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Homocysteinemia as well as methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism are associated with affective psychoses.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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One is the variant of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, or MTHFR, gene associated with less efficient metabolism of folic acid and increased blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine.
The Seattle Times 2011
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McNulty H, McKinley MC, Wilson B et al. Impaired functioning of thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is dependent on riboflavin status: implications for riboflavin requirements.
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C677T transition in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.
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Schwahn BC, Chen Z, Laryea MD et al. Homocysteine-betaine interactions in a murine model of 5,10 - methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency.
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Previous studies by GRC identified a gene, known as MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase), which reportedly makes people susceptible to migraine attacks when there is a mutation or dysfunction in the gene (C677T).
NutraIngredients RSS 2009
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Jacques PF, Kalmbach R, Bagley PJ et al. The relationship between riboflavin and plasma total homocysteine in the Framingham Offspring cohort is influenced by folate status and the C677T transition in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.
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McNulty H, McKinley MC, Wilson B et al. Impaired functioning of thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is dependent on riboflavin status: implications for riboflavin requirements.
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Previous studies by GRC identified a gene, known as MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase), which reportedly makes people susceptible to migraine attacks when there is a mutation or dysfunction in the gene (C677T).
NutraIngredients RSS 2009
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