PMID: 9435370Jan 1, 1997Paper

Mitochondrial 2-methylacetoacetyl-CoA thiolase deficiency in Argentina

Medicina
R D de KremerG E Civallero

Abstract

From the description of two pairs of siblings belonging to unrelated families, one Argentine family with a history of consanguinity and Irish ancestry and the other family native of Paraguay, in whom mitochondrial 2-methylacetoacetyl-CoA thiolase deficiency, commonly known as beta-ketothiolase deficiency (beta-KTD, McKusick 203750; EC 2.3.1.9) was recognized. We tried to outline through this experience the clinical and biochemical consequences of this genetic defect in the 6th step of the isoleucine catabolism. The phenotyoic expression presented by the patients belonged to the classical form of beta-KTD. Seven to 15 months was the age at onset of the uniform clinical pattern this being essentially an association of one or several severe ketoacidotic episodes and hyperglycemia which was observed in two patients. The thin-layer chromatography of the tiglylglycine, and dinitrophenylhydrazone of the butanone were positive; aminoacidemia and aminoaciduria revealed normal levels. The organic acids having a unique profile obtained through gaschromatography and mass-spectrometry (GC/MS) showed excretion of large quantities of metabolites characteristic of the disease: 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutirate, 2-methylacetoacetic acid, tiglylglycine...Continue Reading

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