Quantitative Evaluation of MTHFR Enzyme in Neural Tube Defect Affected Children

Najdat SHUKUR MAHMOOD

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Quantitative Evaluation of MTHFR Enzyme in Neural Tube Defect Affected Children

Yazarlar:

Najdat SHUKUR MAHMOOD

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Pediatric Practice and Research 2019 Vol.7 Issue 3, pp.19-24

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000584571

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

pISSN:

2147-6470

Özet:

 


Background: Neural
tube defect (NTD) pathogenesis is still not understanding well and
controversial. Maternal Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) is an
important enzyme controlling levels of methionine, homocysteine, and folic acid
in the cycle of folate metabolism which has a considerable relationship with
NTD development, while the role fetal MTHFR enzyme was not known till now. 


Objective: To evaluate the serum level of MTHFR in NTDs affected children to
search if it is related to the defect pathogenesis.


Patients and methods: A cohort
study was performed during 2017- 2018 in Al- Batool hospital. A newly delivered
NTD affected babies were included, serum level of MTHFR was measured by ELISA,
results were compared to that of healthy neonates. SPSS version 22 was used for
statistical analysis.


Results: Forty six infants with NTD were included, spina bifida
(n=39, 84.8%) and cranial NTD (7, 15.2%), females:
males ratio was 1:1.35. MTHFR enzyme readings showed wide range in both healthy
and NTD affected infants, generally, for cases they were insignificantly higher
than that of control group (p value= 0.115); they
were unrelated with the defect whether cranial or spinal, p value (0.264 ). Enzyme level significantly higher in NTD affected infants whom mothers aged more
35 yrs old (p value= 0.00) and insignificantly higher in babies whom mothers received
folic acid than others.


Conclusion: It was found no role of fetal enzyme level in
pathogenesis of NTD, in contrast, there was high MTHFR level in affected children, which might reflect a compensatory
mechanism. 


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Makale detayları

Quantitative Evaluation of MTHFR Enzyme in Neural Tube Defect Affected Children

Yazarlar: Najdat SHUKUR MAHMOOD

Yayıncı: MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Pediatric Practice and Research 2019 Vol.7 Issue 3, pp.19-24

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000584571

Sıklık: Üç Yıllık

pISSN: 2147-6470

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Najdat SHUKUR MAHMOOD

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Pediatric Practice and Research 2019 Vol.7 Issue 3, pp.19-24

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000584571

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

pISSN:

2147-6470