5,10 Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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Ou, C Y; Stevenson, R E; Brown, V K; Schwartz, C E; Allen, W P; Khoury, M J; Roz
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Persons with a thermolabile form of the enzyme 5,lO methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) have reduced enzyme activity and increased plasma homocysteine which can be lowered by supplemental folic acid. Thermolability of the enzyme has recently been shown to be caused by a common mutation (677C