Knocked Up Podcast - Listener Request: MTHFR - WTF?

Written By Women's Health Melbourne

What is the MTHFR gene and what does it do?

 

Listener Request: MTHFR - WTF?

What is the MTHFR gene and what does it do?
MTHFR stands for Methyl-Tetra- Hydro- Folate Reductase. It is an enzyme: a protein that catalyzes a chemical reaction in our body, converting folate to (as the name implies) methyl-tetra-hydro-folate. It has become known colloquially (a little unfairly) as the mother-f#$%er gene.
Read more about the MTHFR on the WHM blog


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