10th
June
2008
Vitamins bolster performance of poor enzyme function
Research in yeast and bacteria shows that the effects of some "bad" genetic mutations may be reduced through vitamin supplements. This news offers hope for solutions to human genetic mutations. Knowing an individual's DNA sequence could tell them more than genetic problems, it could point to a cure.
Marini and Rine estimate that the average person has five rare mutant enzymes, and perhaps other not-so-rare variants, that could be improved with vitamin or mineral supplements.
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