S1E65: Listener Request: MTHFR - WTF?
Knocked Up: The Podcast About Fertility and Women's Health
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Show Notes
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 catalyses 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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