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Betaine rescue of an animal model with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Sept 2004
Schwahn Bernd C, Laryea Maurice D, Chen Zhoutao, Melnyk Stepan, Pogribny Igor, Garrow Timothy, James S Jill, Rozen Rima
Abstract excerpt
MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) catalyses the synthesis of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, the folate derivative utilized in homocysteine remethylation to methionine. A severe deficiency of MTHFR results in hyperhomocysteinaemia and homocystinuria. Betaine supplementation has proven effecti...
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