Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
MTHFR
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase
Disorder
Neural Tube Defects, Folate-Sensitive
First reported 1980
Key publication · disorder Spina bifida and anencephaly. Geographic correlation with the HLA system.Tissue antigens · 1980
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between MTHFR (Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase) and Neural Tube Defects, Folate-Sensitive is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 2 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, likely-pathogenic variants, and a susceptibility locus.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 130
Symptoms 6
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 0
01
At a glance

Association overview

A cited synthesis of the gene–disorder association, with a clinical-actionability summary where the evidence supports one.

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02
Provenance

Evidence and sources

3 sources

Every contributing database and publication behind this association, with evidence type, strength, accessions and deep links.

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03
MTHFR

The gene

1 source summary

A gene summary alongside the source descriptions it was distilled from.

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04
Neural Tube Defects, Folate-Sensitive

The disorder

5 database identifiers

The disorder’s summary, prevalence, aliases and cross-reference identifiers (OMIM, Orphanet, MONDO, ICD-10, MedGen).

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Phenotype

Clinical features

2 clinical features

The disorder’s clinical features (HPO) grouped by body system, each with observed frequency and penetrance.

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ClinVar and variant evidence

Genetic basis

130 clinical variants

ClinVar variants reported for this pair, with disorder-specific significance, review status, molecular consequence and origin.

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Mechanism overlap

Shared mechanisms

Biological pathways and phenotype concepts shared by the gene and the disorder, with supporting publications.

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Provenance

References & sources

5 references

Every source and publication cited across this dossier, as one numbered reference list.

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