Every human body has the gene 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. It’s also known as MTHFR. MTHFR is responsible for the breakdown of folic acid, which creates folate. Some health conditions and disorders can ...

The human body is made of numerous cells. Every cell has its genes. The genes available in each cell make us who we are. Genes are important in the human body and are parts of DNA. They deliver ...

I remember first learning about folic acid maybe 15 years ago in school. Unless you were a chemist "folic acid" and "folate" were pretty much interchangeable words – except that folate was the form of ...

MTHFR is the acronym for a gene (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) that produces an essential enzyme. The acronym for the enzyme is also MTHFR. It’s worth knowing about this gene because it plays a ...