Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
- Synonyms
- ATAXIA WITH LACTIC ACIDOSIS II; Ataxia with lactic acidosis 2; Leigh necrotizing encephalopathy due to pyruvate carboxylase deficiency; Leigh syndrome due to pyruvate carboxylase deficiency; PC deficiency; Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency Disease
- Modes of inheritance
- Autosomal recessive inheritance (Orphanet)
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
Summary
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- Management
- Genetic Counseling
- Resources
- Molecular Genetics
- Chapter Notes
- References
- Authors:
- Maria Laura Duque Lasio
- April N Lehman
- Ayesha Ahmad
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Available tests
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Clinical tests (80 available)
Biochemical Genetics Tests
Clinical features
Help- Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Hyper-beta-alaninemia
Hyper-beta-alaninemia
- MedGen UID: 75702
- Concept ID: C0268630
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia
- MedGen UID: 6979
- Concept ID: C0020615
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Increased circulating lactate concentration
Increased circulating lactate concentration
- MedGen UID: 332209
- Concept ID: C1836440
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Increased serum pyruvate
Increased serum pyruvate
- MedGen UID: 376596
- Concept ID: C1849488
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Lactic acidosis
Lactic acidosis
- MedGen UID: 1717
- Concept ID: C0001125
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Proximal renal tubular acidosis
Proximal renal tubular acidosis
- MedGen UID: 82804
- Concept ID: C0268435
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Hyper-beta-alaninemia
- Abnormality of the digestive system
- Hepatomegaly
Hepatomegaly
- MedGen UID: 42428
- Concept ID: C0019209
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the digestive system
- Hepatomegaly
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Hypotonia
Hypotonia
- MedGen UID: 10133
- Concept ID: C0026827
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Hypotonia
- Abnormality of the nervous system
- Athetosis
Athetosis
- MedGen UID: 2115
- Concept ID: C0004158
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Clonus
Clonus
- MedGen UID: 40341
- Concept ID: C0009024
- Finding: Sign or Symptom
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Global developmental delay
Global developmental delay
- MedGen UID: 107838
- Concept ID: C0557874
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Intellectual disability
Intellectual disability
- MedGen UID: 811461
- Concept ID: C3714756
- Finding: Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Leukodystrophy
Leukodystrophy
- MedGen UID: 6070
- Concept ID: C0023520
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Neuronal loss in the cerebral cortex
Neuronal loss in the cerebral cortex
- MedGen UID: 340336
- Concept ID: C1849485
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Periventricular leukomalacia
Periventricular leukomalacia
- MedGen UID: 6072
- Concept ID: C0023529
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Seizure
Seizure
- MedGen UID: 20693
- Concept ID: C0036572
- Finding: Sign or Symptom
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Athetosis
- ACMG, ACT Sheet, 2022American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Newborn Screening ACT Sheet, [Elevated Citrulline], Amino Acidemia/Urea Cycle Disorder, 2022
- ACMG Algorithm, 2022American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Elevated Citrulline: Amino Acidemia Algorithm, 2022
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