Article
A common mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene is associated with an accumulation of formylated tetrahydrofolates in red blood cells.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 Oct 1998
Bagley P J, Selhub J
Abstract excerpt
A common mutation (C677T) in the gene encoding for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) (5-methyltetrahydrofolate:(acceptor) oxidoreductase, EC 1.7.99.5), a key regulatory enzyme in one-carbon metabolism, results in a thermolabile variant of the MTHFR enzyme with reduced activity in vitro....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Erythrocytes
- Female
- Formyltetrahydrofolates
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Middle Aged