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Septal defects account for 40% of CHD, including atrial, ventricular and atrioventricular septal defects. In Pakistan, the prevalence of CHD is 3.4 in 1000, and a study estimated that 60,000 babies are born with CHD annually. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), a chief enzyme, involved in the folate metabolism. The missense mutation, C677T<\/jats:italic> (rs1801133), exists in MTHFR<\/jats:italic> gene, results in a MTHFR<\/jats:italic> thermolabile variant having low enzymatic activity. The study is aim to identify the MTHFR C677T<\/jats:italic> variant association with septal defects.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Samples of 194 CHD patients (age $$\\overline{X }\\hspace{0.17em}$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n X<\/mml:mi>\n \u00af<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mover>\n \n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula>=\u20095.8\u2009\u00b1\u20095.1) and 50 normal echo controls (age $$\\overline{X }\\hspace{0.17em}$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n X<\/mml:mi>\n \u00af<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mover>\n \n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula>=\u20096.0\u2009\u00b1\u20094.9), confirmed by pediatric consultant, were collected. Extracted DNA, quantified by agarose gel electrophoresis and nanodrop, was screened for SNP by high-resolution melting (HRM). Further, HRM results were confirmed using restriction analysis and sequencing. HRM was simply and precisely genotyped the samples within 3\u00a0h at low cost.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n Results<\/jats:title>\n Genotypic data suggested that heterozygous mutant (CT) was frequent in congenital septal defect patients (0.26) which was higher than controls (0.143), p<\/jats:italic>\u2009>\u20090.05. Mutant (TT) genotype was not found in this study.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n rs1801133 has lack of significant association with congenital septal defects. The absence of TT genotype in this study suggesting the role of natural selection in targeted population. 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