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. 2022 Mar 12;13(3):508. doi: 10.3390/genes13030508

Table 4.

Treatable metabolic epilepsies.

Name of the Disorder Genes MIM# Number Treatment Strategy
INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM: NUTRIENTS
N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency NAGS # 237310 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency CPS1 # 237300 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency OTC # 311250 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency ASS1 # 215700 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Argininosuccinate lyase deficiency ASL # 207900 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Arginase deficiency ARG1 # 207800 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Mitochondrial ornithine transporter deficiency SLC25A15 # 238970 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency IVD # 243500 Nutritional, pharmacological
Mitochondrial short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase 1 deficiency ECHS1 # 616277 Nutritional
3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase deficiency HIBCH # 250620 Nutritional
Propionic acidemia due to propionyl-CoA carboxylase subunit α or β deficiency PCCA, PCCB # 606054 Nutritional, pharmacological, solid organ transplantation, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis
Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency GCDH # 231670 Nutritional
Branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase E1 α/E1 β/dihydrolipoyl transacylase deficiency BCKDHA, BCKDHB, DBT # 248600 Nutritional, vitamin or trace element, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis, solid organ transplantation
Branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase deficiency BCKDK # 614923 Nutritional
Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency PAH # 261600 Nutritional, pharmacological, enzyme replacement
Methionine synthase deficiency MTR # 250940 Vitamin or trace element
Cystathionine β-synthase deficiency CBS # 236200 Nutritional, vitamin or trace element
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia due to glycine decarboxylase/aminomethyltransferase deficiency GLDC, AMT # 605899 Pharmacological
3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency PHGDH # 601815 Nutritional
Phosphoserine aminotransferase deficiency PSAT1 # 610992 Nutritional
Phosphoserine phosphatase deficiency PSPH # 614023 Nutritional
Glutamine synthetase deficiency GLUL # 610015 Nutritional
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency HMGCL # 246450 Nutritional
INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM: ENERGY
GLUT1 deficiency SLC2A1 # 606777;
# 612126
Nutritional, pharmacological
Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 α/E1 β/E3-binding protein/dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase/dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency PDHA1, PDHB, DLAT, DLD, PDHX # 312170;
# 614111;
# 245348;
# 246900;
# 245349
Nutritional, vitamin or trace element
Pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase deficiency PDP1 # 608782 Nutritional
Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) deficiency GATM # 612718 Nutritional
Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency GAMT # 612736 Nutritional
Creatine transporter deficiency SLC6A8 # 300352 Nutritional
NADH dehydrogenase core subunit 1/subunit 4/subunit 5/subunit 6/cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1/ mitochondrial tRNA-Gln/tRNA-His/tRNA-Leu 1/tRNA-Phe/tRNA-Ser 1/tRNA-Ser 2/tRNA-Trp deficiency MT-ND1, MT-ND4, MT-ND5, MT-ND6, MT-CO1, MT-TQ, MT-TH, MT-TL1, MT-TF, MT-TS1, MT-TS2, MT-TW # 540000 Nutritional
Coenzyme Q5 methyltransferase/Q8A (ADCK3) deficiency COQ5, COQ8A # 619028;
# 612016
Vitamin or trace element
Mitochondrial aspartate-glutamate carrier isoform 1 deficiency SLC25A12 # 612949 Nutritional
Mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase deficiency GOT2 # 618721 Nutritional, vitamin or trace element
LIPID METABOLISM AND TRANSPORT
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy ABCD1 # 300100 Gene-based, stem cell
7-dehydrocholesterol reductase deficiency DHCR7 # 270400 Nutritional, pharmacological
Sterol 27-hydroxylase deficiency CYP27A1 # 213700 Pharmacological
METABOLISM OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CAD trifunctional protein deficiency CAD # 616457 Pharmacological
Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase deficiency PRPS1 # 301835 Pharmacological
Isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase 1 deficiency IARS1 # 617093 Nutritional
Leucyl-tRNA synthetase 1 deficiency LARS1 # 615438 Nutritional
Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase subunit β deficiency FARSB # 613658 Nutritional
Seryl-tRNA synthetase 1 deficiency SARS1 # 617709 Nutritional
COMPLEX MOLECULE AND ORGANELLE METABOLISM
PMM2-CDG PMM2 # 212065 Pharmacological
PIGA-CDG PIGA # 300868 Nutritional
PIGM-CDG PIGM # 610293 Pharmacological
PIGO-CDG PIGO # 614749 Vitamin or trace element
SLC35A2-CDG SLC35A2 # 300896 Nutritional
SLC35C1-CDG SLC35C1 # 266265 Nutritional
Arylsulfatase A deficiency ARSA # 250100 Gene-based, stem cell
Iduronate sulfatase deficiency IDS # 309900 Stem cell
α-fucosidase deficiency FUCA1 # 230000 Stem cell
Aspartylglucosaminidase deficiency AGA # 208400 Stem cell
Tripeptidyl-peptidase 1 deficiency TPP1 # 204500 Enzyme replacement
CLN7 disease MFSD8 # 610951 Gene-based
Niemann–Pick disease type C1/type C2 NPC1, NPC2 # 257220;
# 607625
Pharmacological
COFACTOR AND MINERAL METABOLISM
Autosomal recessive GTP cyclohydrolase 1 deficiency GCH1 # 233910 Nutritional, vitamin or trace element, pharmacological
Sepiapterin reductase deficiency SPR # 612716 Pharmacological, vitamin or trace element
Dihydropteridine reductase deficiency QDPR # 261630 Nutritional, pharmacological, vitamin or trace element
Thiamine transporter 2 deficiency SLC19A3 # 607483 Vitamin or trace element
Thiamine pyrophosphokinase deficiency TPK1 # 614458 Vitamin or trace element
NAD(P)HX epimerase deficiency NAXE # 617186 Vitamin or trace element
α-aminoadipic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency ALDH7A1 # 266100 Vitamin or trace element, nutritional
Pyridoxamine 5′-phosphate oxidase deficiency PNPO # 610090 Vitamin or trace element
PROSC deficiency PLPBP # 617290 Vitamin or trace element
Biotinidase deficiency BTD # 253260 Vitamin or trace element
Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency HLCS # 253270 Vitamin or trace element
Sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter deficiency SLC5A6 # 618973 Vitamin or trace element
Proton-coupled folate transporter deficiency SLC46A1 # 229050 Vitamin or trace element
Folate receptor α deficiency FOLR1 # 613068 Vitamin or trace element
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency MTHFR # 236250 Nutritional, vitamin or trace element
5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase deficiency MTHFS # 618367 Vitamin or trace element
Dihydrofolate reductase deficiency DHFR # 613839 Vitamin or trace element
Methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria, cblF type LMBRD1 # 277380 Vitamin or trace element
Methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria, cblC type, cblD type MMACHC, MMADHC # 277400;
# 277410
Nutritional, vitamin or trace element
Methylmalonic aciduria, cblA type MMAA # 251100 Nutritional, vitamin or trace element, pharmacological, hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis, solid organ transplantation
Methionine synthase reductase deficiency MTRR # 236270 Vitamin or trace element
Cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate synthase deficiency MOCS1 # 252150 Pharmacological
Copper-transporting ATPase subunit α deficiency ATP7A # 309400 Pharmacological, vitamin or trace element
SLC39A8 deficiency SLC39A8 # 616721 Nutritional
METABOLIC CELL SIGNALING
Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency TH # 605407 Pharmacological
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency ALDH5A1 # 271980 Pharmacological
Ionotropic glutamate receptor NMDA type subunit 1 dysregulation GRIN1 # 617820;
# 614254
Pharmacological
Ionotropic glutamate receptor NMDA type subunit 2A dysregulation GRIN2A # 245570 Pharmacological
Ionotropic glutamate receptor NMDA type subunit 2B dysregulation GRIN2B # 613970 Nutritional
Ionotropic glutamate receptor NMDA type subunit 2D superactivity GRIN2D # 617162 Pharmacological
ATP-sensitive potassium channel regulatory subunit superactivity ABCC8 # 256450 Pharmacological
ATP-sensitive potassium channel pore-forming subunit superactivity KCNJ11 # 618856 Pharmacological
AKT2 superactivity AKT2 # 240900 Pharmacological
ACTH receptor deficiency MC2R # 202200 Pharmacological