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In children with cerebral folate deficiency, the cerebrospinal fluid shows low levels of 5MTHF, and a loss of white matter in the brain (leukodystrophy) may occur. As a result of the decreased levels of 5MTHF, the child experiences low levels of Vitamin B folate. [ 12 ]
The resulting enzyme is thermolabile and in homozygotes, enzymatic activity is depressed to 35% of its usual level. [10] The second variant is a milder one, caused by a homologous 1298C polymorphism. This leads to 68% of the control values of enzyme activity, [10] and it normally does not lead to low serum folate. [9]
The MTHFR nucleotide at position 677 in the gene has two possibilities: C or T . C at position 677 (leading to an alanine at amino acid 222) is the reference allele. The 677T allele (leading to a valine substitution at amino acid 222) encodes a thermolabile alternative enzyme variant with reduced activity. Both reference and alternative ...
The standard treatment regimen calls for 5–10 mg of biotin per day. [ 6 ] Biotinidase deficiency is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means the defective gene is located on an autosome , and two copies of the defective gene - one from each parent - must be inherited for a person to be affected by the disorder.
[35] [36] Methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) or methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiencies can also result in the condition. Most cases of methionine synthase deficiency are symptomatic within 2 years of birth with many patients rapidly developing severe encephalopathy . [ 37 ]
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