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I have a mutation in the MTHFR gene, which causes my body to be much less efficient at converting folic acid to folate than most people. It is also the likely c
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I have a mutation in the MTHFR gene, which causes my body to be much less efficient at converting folic acid to folate than most people. It is also the likely cause for why I have low B12 on blood tests. Solution: eat lots of leafy greens and take a folate (not folic acid) supplement.
23andme doesn't report directly on this variant, but it is in the raw results. You can run your 23andme file through promethease.com (for a small fee) to get a report on variants like these.