In cancer, what is the role of mutation?

Cancers happen when a cell is mutated in such a way that it reproduces uncontrollably. However, cells continue to mutate even more after they become cancerous. read more

Mutations and cancer. Mutations happen often. A mutation may be beneficial, harmful, or neutral. This depends where in the gene the change occurs. Typically, the body corrects most mutations. A single mutation will likely not cause cancer. Usually, cancer occurs from multiple mutations over a lifetime. That is why cancer occurs more often in older people. read more

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a critical part of the methylation pathway that takes place in every single cell of the human body. read more