Article
[Late onset 3-HMG-CoA lyase deficiency: a rare but treatable disorder].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Jan 2010
Pierron S, Giudicelli H, Moreigne M, Khalfi A, Touati G, Caruba C, Rolland M-O, Acquaviva C
Abstract excerpt
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric aciduria is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder due to a deficiency of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylCoA lyase (HMG-CoA lyase), a mitochondrial enzyme involved in ketogenesis and in the final step of l-leucine catabolism. HMG-CoA lyase deficiency can lead, in pa...
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