I have entered a world of which I have no desire to experience, but here goes... I had the twins DNA tested at 23andMe and it took me a couple of weeks but I found a website that interpreted the raw data for me. And it goes without saying they have mutations of MTHFR and several others. Missy has 7 heterozygous mutations and 3 homozygous and James has 5 heterozygous mutations and 3 homozygous mutations. Even though they are twins their mutations are not all the same... I had a sneaking suspicion that James was having issues with B12. This shows that that could VERY well be the case. I have an appointment for James next week with a doctor specifically to look at this data and to look for ways to support and help him. I have not made Missy's appointment yet. One thing at a time. Otherwise this gets overwhelming.
It might not be Greek, but yikes...
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I had to Google what you were saying but I figured it out. Pretty interesting. Did you decide to do this just because of the B12?
Was the testing expensive and did you initiate or did you need a referral? God bless you in this journey!!
it has been suggested for a
while that I have them tested, so I finally shelled out the $100 each...
I hope all things for your children. Maybe these are pieces of the puzzle. Thanks for sharing your experiences and giving us hope!
My child and I did 23andme awhile ago before health reports were excluded however mutations and MTHFR was not mentioned in our reports. After reading this, I took our raw data to be tested. Guess what? We both have mutations too. Out of respect for my child, I will not go into details of our mutations. I will say, I would consider both of us to be fairly accomplished, high functioning people although both of us do struggle with keeping our immunity levels strong (we both get sick a lot). It seems from the research I've done that most human beings will test for some mutations and that this is not something unique to your twins.
I am genuinely curious to hear more of your perspective. And thanks for enlightening me on the extra testing of raw data.
Everyone will have mutations of some sort.
The appointment went well... the dr. was more interested in some other things than in the MTHFR reports. We aren't done and we have to go back again to discuss things more.
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