Sentences with phrase «mthfr gene defect»

Up to 50 % of Americans have an MTHFR gene defect of some type that impairs their ability to mthylate properly.

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In contrast, variants in the MTHFR gene have been associated with increased risk of neural tube defects and cardiovascular disease; however, 60 - 70 % of individuals in the general population have one of the two most common MTHFR gene polymorphisms.

Though there are many symptoms that can be associated with an MTHFR defect, the symptoms can vary widely from person to person and only a test (blood or saliva) can verify a gene defect and the type.

It's important for artery and brain health, and when elevated, it may be due to a genetic defect in the MTHFR gene, which is also easily measured.

He gives as an example the fact that nearly 50 % of people of Mexican heritage, and a large percentage of Caucasian and black Americans all have some kind of MTHFR mutation that results in neural tube defects, but people of Italian descent living in Southern Italy who have these same mutations do not have the problems with neural tube defects simply because their lifestyle and environment make up for their genes.

The two gene mutations most studied and connected with this defect are found at the C677T and A1298C positions on the MTHFR gene.