Gene: BDH1

Alternate names for this Gene: BDH|SDR9C1

Gene Summary: This gene encodes a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase gene family. The encoded protein forms a homotetrameric lipid-requiring enzyme of the mitochondrial membrane and has a specific requirement for phosphatidylcholine for optimal enzymatic activity. The encoded protein catalyzes the interconversion of acetoacetate and (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate, the two major ketone bodies produced during fatty acid catabolism. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 3

Location in Chromosome : 3q29

Description of this Gene: 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 1

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs11919456 in BDH1 gene and Smoking PMID 26053186 2015 Mercapturic Acids Derived from the Toxicants Acrolein and Crotonaldehyde in the Urine of Cigarette Smokers from Five Ethnic Groups with Differing Risks for Lung Cancer.

rs11919456 in BDH1 gene and Smoking Behaviors PMID 26053186 2015 Mercapturic Acids Derived from the Toxicants Acrolein and Crotonaldehyde in the Urine of Cigarette Smokers from Five Ethnic Groups with Differing Risks for Lung Cancer.