NCIt synonyms : GCVT; GCST; Aminomethyltransferase (Glycine Cleavage System Protein T) Gene; GCE; GCE2; Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia Gene; Oxalosis I Gene; Aminomethyltransferase wt Allele; NKH;
NCIt definition : Human AMT wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 3p21.31 and is approximately
6 kb in length. This allele, which encodes aminomethyltransferase, mitochondrial protein,
is involved in the degradation of glycine. Mutations in the gene are associated with
glycine encephalopathy 2.;