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Relations between molecular and biological abnormalities in 11 families from siblings affected with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2003
Tonetti Carole, Saudubray Jean-Marie, Echenne Bernard, Landrieu Pierre, Giraudier Stéphane, Zittoun Jacqueline
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting in elevated homocysteine levels in plasma and urine. MTHFR catalyses the reduction of methylenetetrahydrofolate to methyltetrahydrofolate, a cofactor for homocysteine remethylation to methionine. MTHFR deficiency may be diagnosed from infancy to adulthood with a broad spectrum of clinical symptoms. A...
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