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. 2025 Apr 8;16(4):441. doi: 10.3390/genes16040441
MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
MTHFR 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
NTDs Neural tube defects
5,10-methylene-THF 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
5-methyl-THF 5-methyltetrahydrofolate
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
FAD Flavin adenine dinucleotide
Hcy Homocysteine
Met Methionine
MS Methionine synthase
THF Tetrahydrofolate
5,10-MTHF 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
5-MTHF 5-methyltetrahydrofolate
SAM S-Adenosyl-L-methionine
SAH S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
dTMP Deoxythymidine monophosphate
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
CBS Cystathionine β-synthase
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
Ala Alanine
Val Valine
Glu Glutamine
HHcy Hyperhomocysteinemia
A Adenine
C Cytosine
T Thymine
G Guanine
NO Nitric Oxide
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
PP2A Protein phosphatase 2A
ALP1 Apolipoprotein 1
EC Endothelial cells
IL-1β Interleukin 1 β
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-8 Interleukin 8
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor
ROS Reactive oxygen species
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
CVD Cardiovascular disease
IMH Intramural hematoma
OR Odds Ratio
CI Confidence Interval
BC Breast cancer
HER-2 Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2
PC Prostate cancer
OC Ovarian cancer
CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
ALL Acute lymphocytic leukemia
AML Acute myeloblastic leukemia
CML Chronic myeloblastic leukemia
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder
Fragile X Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1
SHANK 3 SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 3
CASPR 2 Contactin-associated protein-like 2
RFC1 Replication factor C subunit 1
FRα Folate receptor α
PCFT Proton-coupled folate transporter
AD Alzheimer’s disease
EOAD Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
LOAD Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
APP Amyloid precursor protein
PSEN1 Presenilin 1
PSEN2 Presenilin 2
APOE Apolipoprotein E
aMCI amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
SCZ Schizophrenia
MDD Major Depressive Disorder
TRD Treatment-Resistant Depression
FDA The United States Food and Drug Administration
MID Migraine with comorbid depression
PD Parkinson’s disease
L-DOPA L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
DM Diabetes mellitus
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
IR Insulin resistance
DN Diabetic nephropathy
DR Diabetic retinopathy
DPN Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus
MS Metabolic syndrome
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease
CD Crohn’s disease
UC Ulcerative colitis
U-IBD Unclassified inflammatory bowel disease
DNMTs DNA methyltransferases
RPL Recurrent pregnancy loss
PE Pre-eclampsia
PTB Preterm Birth
LBW Low birth weight
UMFA Unmetabolized folic acid
RA Rheumatoid arthritis