Conditions / Genetic

cerebral folate receptor alpha deficiency

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A vitamin metabolic disorder that has_material_basis_in mutations in the folate receptor 1 (FOLR1) gene coding for folate receptor alpha (FRalpha), is located_in the brain and is characterized by progressive movement disturbance, psychomotor decline, and epile

A vitamin metabolic disorder that has_material_basis_in mutations in the folate receptor 1 (FOLR1) gene coding for folate receptor alpha (FRalpha), is located_in the brain and is characterized by progressive movement disturbance, psychomotor decline, and epilepsy.

Signs and symptoms

  • Developmental regression
  • Seizure
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Intellectual disability

Also known as: Neurodegeneration due to cerebral folate transport deficiency