| Affects folate metabolism |
Yasko Methylation The product the BHMT gene is central to the ‘short cut’ through the methylation cycle, again helping to convert homocysteine to methionine. The activity of this gene product can be affected by stress, by cortisol levels and may play a role in ADD/ADHD by affecting norepinephrine levels.
Yasko believes that believes BHMT-02 and BHMT-04 play a role in the gut environment. Yasko also believes that BHMT-08 is related to the impact that psychological stress has on a patient's attention levels.
[PMID 17035141
] Neural tube defects and folate pathway genes: family-based association tests of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions.
[PMID 19303062] Genome-wide association study of vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine blood concentrations.
] Neural tube defects and folate pathway genes: family-based association tests of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions.
