MTHFR

M3T1H4F4R1

A form of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase — an enzyme that converts 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate into 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a key step in folate metabolism that supports the body’s methylation cycle and homocysteine processing.

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Meanings

nounMTHFR (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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MTHFR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MTHFR

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