General anesthesia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency

Hamilton Shay, Robert J. Frumento, Alexandra Bastien

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Abstract

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder with a spectrum of manifestations including neurological symptoms, premature arteriosclerosis, and venous and arterial thrombosis. Most patients are heterozygous for multiple MTHFR substitutions; small minorities are homozygous for mutations at this locus. Among these mutations, the C677T polymorphism is the most deleterious. Nitrous oxide use in anesthesia leads to significant increases in plasma homocysteine. We present a patient undergoing urgent surgery with a preoperative diagnosis of homozygous MTHFR deficiency.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)493-496
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Anesthesia
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2007

Keywords

  • Homocysteine
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
  • Nitrous oxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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