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BHMT betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase

ENSG00000145692 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Involved in the regulation of homocysteine metabolism. Converts betaine and homocysteine to dimethylglycine and methionine, respectively. This reaction is also required for the irreversible oxidation of choline. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10529246, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8798461, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9681996}.

BHMT: inherited and tumour-mutation evidence across 15 cancers

Each row is a cancer, strongest overall evidence first. The two dots show how strong the inherited (germline) and tumour-mutation (somatic) evidence is; the line between them is the gap.

Inherited (germline) variantsMutations in tumours (somatic)
00.250.50.751hepatocellular carcinomahepatocellular carcinomakidney oncocytomakidney oncocytomacolorectal cancercolorectal cancerchromophobe renal cell carcinomachromophobe renal cell carcinomatyrosinemia type Ityrosinemia type Isolitary fibrous tumorsolitary fibrous tumorglioblastomaglioblastomaacute lymphoblastic leukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemiabreast cancerbreast cancerbreast carcinomabreast carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinomaclear cell renal carcinomaclear cell renal carcinomahead and neck squamous cell carcinomahead and neck squamous cell carcinomaliver cancerliver cancerpapillary renal cell carcinomapapillary renal cell carcinoma

Scores run from 0 (no evidence) to 1 (strongest). A missing dot at 0 means Open Targets holds no evidence of that kind. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.

Tractability

Small molecule
Approved Drug, Structure with Ligand, High-Quality Ligand, Med-Quality Pocket, Druggable Family
PROTAC
Half-life Data, Small Molecule Binder

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.7679299712181091 (upper bound 1.006600022315979). Low values mean loss of function is poorly tolerated, a safety flag for inhibition.

Who runs trials of these drugs

Principal investigators and study chairs on 36 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against BHMT (betaine), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.

13 of 34 trials of drugs against BHMT have sites only in United States

Registry trials of betaine updated in the last three years, counted by the country group of their listed sites. A trial with sites in several groups counts in each; 34 of 34 have all sites in one country.

Sites only in this groupSites here and elsewhere
United StatesUnited States: 13 trials with sites only hereUnited States: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere13ChinaChina: 4 trials with sites only hereChina: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere4EuropeEurope: 13 trials with sites only hereEurope: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere13OtherOther: 4 trials with sites only hereOther: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere4

Site counts are not patients per country, and trials registered only outside ClinicalTrials.gov are not covered. Where sites are is a fact about the record, not a judgement of its quality. Europe is the EU and EEA, the UK and Switzerland. 2 trials list no sites and are left out. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.

5 trials of drugs against BHMT were stopped early

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of betaine, newest update first, live from ClinicalTrials.gov. Each reason is quoted exactly as the registry gives it; we do not sort reasons into safety, efficacy or business. Dates are the last registry update. Showing the 5 most recent of 5.

  • terminated · 2023-11-30 · University of Nebraska · Betaine
    “new medications with improved response released”
  • withdrawn · 2023-08-15 · University of Nebraska · Peginterferon alpha-2a , ribavirin and betaine
    “lack of enrollment”
  • terminated · 2022-05-02 · University of Alabama at Birmingham · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Funding issues, poor recruiting and compliance of the patients.”
  • withdrawn · 2021-01-12 · Atrium Innovations · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “PI no longer in practice.”
  • withdrawn · 2013-07-16 · B. Braun Medical Inc. · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Lack of Enrollment”
Paediatric incentives and obligations for BHMT's drugs

For betaine: what EMA and FDA publish about paediatric plans, orphan status and pediatric approvals, and how many registered studies take children. Each line is a yes, no or not published fact from the record linked under it; none of it is a forecast.

Rare pediatric disease voucher. FDA, content current as of 29 Apr 2026: “As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029. FDA may not award any PRVs under this program after September 30, 2029.” Voucher sale prices are not shown here; they appear only as company-reported news. FDA: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs

All 1 drugs and clinical candidates as a table

Each drug, stage and indication links to its Open Targets record, where the trials and approvals behind it are listed. Salt forms (for example a mesylate) are listed as Open Targets records them, as separate entries.

DrugTypeHighest stageIndicationsSource records
BETAINESmall moleculephase 4homocystinuria, inborn errors of metabolism, major depressive disorder, hyperhomocysteinemia, peroxisome biogenesis disorder, xerostomia, hepatitis C virus infection, primary hyperoxaluria type 1, +7 moreOpen Targets · ChEMBL