Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite
Genetic Disorder Database

Homocystinuria

Disorder
OMIM #: #236250  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Homocystinuria 
Also known as: DUE TO DEFICIENCY OF N(5,10)-METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE ACTIVITY, METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE DEFICIENCY, MTHFR DEFICIENCY, MTHFR DEFICIENCY, THERMOLABILE TYPE, INCLUDED 
Clinical
Phenotype: homocystinuria, homocysteinemia, muscle weakness, cerebral atrophy, growth deficiency, spastic paralysis, dystonia, microcephaly, seizures, developmental delay, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks:

Testing is available at LHSC.

Autosomal recessive  

Mutations
1   Amish  
Gene: MTHFR
Base Change: C>T, at nucleotide 1129
Amino Acid Change: arg 377 --> cys
Last updated: 2022-11-05 

References
Goyette P, Christensen B, Rosenblatt DS, Rozen R. (1996) Severe and mild mutations in cis for the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, and description of five novel mutations in MTHFR. Am J Hum Genet Dec;59(6):1268-75.
PubMed ID: 8940272 
Strauss KA, Puffenberger PG, Morton DH. (2012) One Community’s Effort to Control Genetic Disease. Am J Public Health Jul;102(7):1300-6.
PubMed ID: 22594747 

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