Entrez gene ID | | 635 |
Official gene symbol | | BHMT |
Full name | | betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase |
Aliases | | ,BHMT1, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of betaine and homocysteine to dimethylglycine and methionine, respectively. Defects in this gene could lead to hyperhomocyst(e)inemia, but such a defect has not yet been observed. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 5 Locus: 5q13.1-q15 |
Gene position | | 78407604 - 78428113 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 20510 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 602888 |