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Old 04-06-2017, 04:37 PM
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KATO-- Since you have had such a life threatening heart problem at a fairly young age, and because your relatives have similar issues, I would get a DNA test for MTHFR. This is mentioned in this good link as connected to high B6 test results as well:

The Cause of Vitamin B6 Toxicity is Not What You Think

The main website for it is here:
MTHFR Mutation | MTHFR Gene Mutation | What is MTHFR? - MTHFR.net

This test does not need a doctor to order it, from 23andme.
If a doctor does order it your insurance may pay for it, because of your cardiac history.

It seems that frequently now, we see a poster here who has done this test and tested positive for one or more mutations affecting methylation. We have one poster here recently (janieg) who found a mutation in biotin metabolism. She is our first one!

I'd really recommend you do this test to see if you and/or your family members could benefit from it.
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