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Dr Raelia Lew Fertility Specialist & Gynaecologist Medical Director of Women's Health Melbourne and Melbourne IVF. President of ANZSREI, the society for fertility specialists in Australia and New Zealand, and host of the Knocked Up podcast.
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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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