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Title: | Preliminary evidence for genetic selection of 677T-MTHFR by natural annual cycle of folate abundance | Authors: | Lucock, M.;Yates, Z.;Ng, Xiaowei ;Veysey, Martin ;Blades, Barbara ;Travers, Cheryl ;Lewis, Peter R ;Sturm, Jonathan ;Roach, Paul | Issue Date: | Jan-2008 | Source: | Volume 1, Issue 1-2, pp. 22-29 | Journal title: | Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics | Abstract: | BACKGROUND/AIMS: Folic acid mediates transfer of one-carbon units into methionine and DNA-thymine biosynthesis. Discretionary and mandatory use of synthetic folic acid (SFA) to reduce spina bifida is on the increase. We show that historically, the seasonal cycle of abundance of folate-rich foods may have regulated embryo viability by acting as a selection factor for a significant polymorphism within a gene encoding 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (677C-->T-MTHFR). METHODS: Blood was collected from 150 UK and 118 Australian subjects born prior to discretionary or mandatory use of SFA. 677C-->T-MTHFR genotype was determined using PCR. RESULTS: The highest prevalence for 677T-MTHFR occurred 9 months post-harvest in UK subjects and was significantly higher at this time of year (July-Sept.) compared with Jan.-Mar. (OR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.03-3.87, p = 0.039) and Oct.-Dec. (OR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.12-4.31, p = 0.021). This effect was not detected in an Australian population subject to more moderate seasonality. CONCLUSIONS: Dietary folate may confer significant genetic buffering within populations dependent upon seasonal food sources that modify an individual's vitamin status at the time of conception. | URI: | https://elibrary.cclhd.health.nsw.gov.au/cclhdjspui/handle/1/208 | DOI: | 10.1159/000109872 | Pubmed: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918112 | ISSN: | 1661-6499 | Publicaton type: | Journal Article | Keywords: | Genotype Nutrition Obstetrics |
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