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3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase 1 deficiency

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A 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the gene encoding the alpha subunit of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase on chromosome 3q27.

Signs and symptoms

  • Mild intellectual disability
  • Decreased circulating carnitine concentration
  • Profound intellectual disability
  • Elevated circulating 3-hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine concentration
  • Nystagmus
  • Severe postnatal growth retardation
  • Generalized dystonia
  • Jaundice
  • Reduced 3-methylcrotonyl CoA carboxylase activity in cultured fibroblasts
  • Incoordination