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oxoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency

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An amino acid metabolic disorder that is characterized by infantile and pediatric onset basal ganglia-associated movement disorders, hypotonia, developmental delays, ataxia, and seizures and that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the oxoglutarate de

An amino acid metabolic disorder that is characterized by infantile and pediatric onset basal ganglia-associated movement disorders, hypotonia, developmental delays, ataxia, and seizures and that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase gene (OGDH) on chromosome 7p13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Dystonia
  • Hypotonia
  • Increased circulating lactate concentration
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
  • Delayed speech and language development
  • Dysmetria
  • Gait ataxia
  • Rigidity
  • Delayed gross motor development
  • Motor delay

Also known as: Oxoglutaric aciduria; alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency