RE: Deplin/Re; MTHFR mutation

[Guest guest]

The mutation my daughter has is C677T heterozygous. There is also A1298C and

both can be hetero or homo. I know that the C677T affects homocysteine levels.

 

Petra   

From: and Freeman <freemanbk@...>

Subject: RE: Deplin

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 12:48 AM

 

Could someone tell me what the MTHFR mutation is - or what exactly the test

is called that tests for this? I am assuming it is a genetic mutation that

deals with methylation but I would like more clarification if possible.

Thank you.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Gage

Vanlandingham

Sent: January-04-11 9:53 AM

Subject: Deplin

My child's MD recently prescribed her Deplin alone w/ out antidepressants to

see if it helps w/ her anxiety. My daughter does have the MTHFR mutation

that it is supposedly geered at. Has anyone else tried this and if so have U

seen any improvements?

Petra

[Guest guest]

How did you find this out? Did you go to a geneticist? I'd love to take my two

boys to a geneticist because they are very unique on the spectrum. How did you

pursue the dx? Did Dr. Goldberg dx her?

Mindy

Deplin

My child's MD recently prescribed her Deplin alone w/ out antidepressants to

see if it helps w/ her anxiety. My daughter does have the MTHFR mutation

that it is supposedly geered at. Has anyone else tried this and if so have U

seen any improvements?

Petra

[Guest guest]

Those who are from Canada qualify for the Autism Genetic Screen which is done at

Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. It is completely free of charge. It involves the

collection of the two parents’ blood and the child’s blood. The lady who you

contact is Barbara Kellam. Her email address is bkellam@... She works

with Dr. Scherer who is the head researcher for autism genetics at Sick

Kids. This takes about one year to get your results back. The reason it takes so

long is because not many people participate in it and they wait until they get a

lot of samples before processing them in a batch.

When you email her, ask for the test kit and send along your mailing address.

She will send it to you free of charge. You then get your doctor to write a

requisition for the blood test and take it to any hospital in Canada to get the

blood drawn. They then send it to Dr. Scherer free of charge.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

mbsl@...

Sent: January-05-11 3:39 PM

Subject: Re: Deplin/Re; MTHFR mutation

How did you find this out? Did you go to a geneticist? I'd love to take my two

boys to a geneticist because they are very unique on the spectrum. How did you

pursue the dx? Did Dr. Goldberg dx her?

Mindy

Deplin

My child's MD recently prescribed her Deplin alone w/ out antidepressants to

see if it helps w/ her anxiety. My daughter does have the MTHFR mutation

that it is supposedly geered at. Has anyone else tried this and if so have U

seen any improvements?

Petra

[Guest guest]

My daughter's DAN MD did the test. She said this is commonly seen in children on

the spectrum, so that was why she tested her to see if she had a methylation

issue.

 

Petra.

From: and Freeman <freemanbk@...>

Subject: RE: Deplin

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 12:48 AM

Could someone tell me what the MTHFR mutation is - or what exactly the test

is called that tests for this? I am assuming it is a genetic mutation that

deals with methylation but I would like more clarification if possible.

Thank you.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Gage

Vanlandingham

Sent: January-04-11 9:53 AM

Subject: Deplin

My child's MD recently prescribed her Deplin alone w/ out antidepressants to

see if it helps w/ her anxiety. My daughter does have the MTHFR mutation

that it is supposedly geered at. Has anyone else tried this and if so have U

seen any improvements?

Petra

[Guest guest]

My son also has the methylation gene mutation. A biomedical doctor, Dr. Robin

Bernhoft ran this blood test. He is in southern California.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 6, 2011, at 5:45 AM, Gage Vanlandingham <gager292@...> wrote:

My daughter's DAN MD did the test. She said this is commonly seen in children on

the spectrum, so that was why she tested her to see if she had a methylation

issue.

Petra.

From: and Freeman <freemanbk@...>

Subject: RE: Deplin

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 12:48 AM

Could someone tell me what the MTHFR mutation is - or what exactly the test

is called that tests for this? I am assuming it is a genetic mutation that

deals with methylation but I would like more clarification if possible.

Thank you.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Gage

Vanlandingham

Sent: January-04-11 9:53 AM

Subject: Deplin

My child's MD recently prescribed her Deplin alone w/ out antidepressants to

see if it helps w/ her anxiety. My daughter does have the MTHFR mutation

that it is supposedly geered at. Has anyone else tried this and if so have U

seen any improvements?

Petra

[Guest guest]

My son's immunologist ordered the panel of genetic tests that includes this

test through Dr. Amy Yasko's organization

_http://www.knowyourgenetics.com/Understanding%20the%20Basics.html_

(http://www.knowyourgenetics.com/Understanding%20the%20Basics.html) .

My son tested negative for the MTHFR mutation but positive on a few others

that fit very closely with what we'd seen in his symptoms and reactions to

various things over the years. I think it would be very interesting to see

comparisons of certain genetic mutations shown through this testing

compare in people who respond well to the protocol.

Gaylen

In a message dated 1/6/2011 8:10:20 P.M. Central Standard Time,

freemanbk@... writes:

Those who are from Canada qualify for the Autism Genetic Screen which is

done at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. It is completely free of charge. It

involves the collection of the two parents’ blood and the child’s blood. The

lady who you contact is Barbara Kellam. Her email address is

_bkellam@..._ (mailto:bkellam@...) She works with Dr.

Scherer

who is the head researcher for autism genetics at Sick Kids. This takes

about one year to get your results back. The reason it takes so long is because

not many people participate in it and they wait until they get a lot of

samples before processing them in a batch.

When you email her, ask for the test kit and send along your mailing

address. She will send it to you free of charge. You then get your doctor to

write a requisition for the blood test and take it to any hospital in Canada

to get the blood drawn. They then send it to Dr. Scherer free of

charge.

From: _ _ (mailto: )

[mailto:_ _ (mailto: ) ] On Behalf Of

_mbsl@..._

(mailto:mbsl@...)

Sent: January-05-11 3:39 PM

_ _ (mailto: )

Subject: Re: Deplin/Re; MTHFR mutation

How did you find this out? Did you go to a geneticist? I'd love to take my

two boys to a geneticist because they are very unique on the spectrum. How

did you pursue the dx? Did Dr. Goldberg dx her?

Mindy

Deplin

My child's MD recently prescribed her Deplin alone w/ out antidepressants

to

see if it helps w/ her anxiety. My daughter does have the MTHFR mutation

that it is supposedly geered at. Has anyone else tried this and if so have

U

seen any improvements?

Petra

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