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. 2011 Apr 29;26(4):319–325. doi: 10.1007/s12291-011-0134-2

Table 3.

Rare organic acidurias [51]

Organic acidurias Enzyme deficiency Clinical features
Alkaptonuria Homogentisic acid oxidase Benign; ochronosis and arthritis late in life
Isolated 3 methyl crotonyl CoA carboxylase deficiency 3 methyl crotonyl CoA carboxylase Acute metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, carnitine deficiency
3 methyl glutaconic acidurias 3 methyl glutaconyl CoA hydratase Mild form—Mild acidosis, speech retardation; Second form—Dilated cardiomyopathy, neutropenia, growth retardation; Third form—Progressive neurologic deterioration, optic atrophy, hearing loss, movement disorders
HMG CoA lyase deficiency HMG CoA lyase Hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, no ketosis, hyperammonemia, vomiting, hypotonia, coma and death
Mevalonic aciduria Mevalonate kinase Dysmorphic features, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, gastroenteropathy, failure to thrive, severe developmental delay
2 keto adipic aciduria 2 ketoadipic dehydrogenase Benign; no clinical effects
Glutathione synthetase deficiency Glutathione synthetase Severe metabolic acidosis, CNS dysfunction, massive urinary excretion of 5-oxoproline