At MyPassion4Health we frequently test for methylation mutations, which can be a fundamental root of illness. Explaining what the mutation is and the many and diverse illnesses associated with methylation mutations in an hour appointment is close to impossible. Therefore we are offering this blog piece as a resource guide for those who want to better understand what they have and why it is so important to treat.
Good Overviews
https://sites.google.com/site/drjoneskids/mthfr
The famous diagram everyone gets shown
http://www.vsan.org/rok-az/methylation/diagram_5.pdf
How this all relates to epigenetics, which is the science of how environment can influence our genes
http://mthfr.net/mthfr-mutation-so-what/2012/06/27/
Ethnic distribution of C677T allele ( highest in Mexicans and Italians)
http://jmg.bmj.com/content/40/8/619.full
Association of Methylation Mutations with Autism
http://www.jpands.org/vol9no4/boris.pdf
Why BH4 is so important for the A1298C mutation
More Links
http://www.mthfrsupport.com/helpful-links.html
A really fun song that makes all the science a little more interesting
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