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DHFR

From SNPedia
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is mentioned by
Full namedihydrofolate reductase
Other namesDYR
EntrezGene1719
PheGenI1719
VariationViewer1719
ClinVarDHFR
GeneCardsDHFR
dbSNP1719
DiseasesDHFR
SADR1719
HugeNav1719
wikipediaDHFR
googleDHFR
gopubmedDHFR
EVSDHFR
HEFalMpDHFR
MyGene2DHFR
23andMeDHFR
UniProtP00374
EnsemblENSG00000228716
OMIM126060
# SNPs8
 Max MagnitudeChromosome positionSummary
rs121913223080,633,904
rs1643649080,643,630
rs1643659080,639,017
rs1650697080,654,962
rs1677693080,640,499
rs387906619080,649,393
rs709911081.580,654,344
rs7387080,628,972

DHFR converts 7,8 dihydrobiopterin (BH2) and folate to tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4).

"Inhibiting the DHFR gene could help prevent the growth of neoplastic cancerous cells, ordinary cells which develop into tumour cells, such as Prostate cancer cells." new summary of this nature article