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3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency


Deficiency of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (MCC) results in elevated excretion of 3-methylcrotonylglycine (3-MCG) and 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid (3-HIVA).

3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (MCC) is a heteromeric mitochondrial enzyme comprising biotin-containing alpha subunits and smaller beta subunits, encoded by MCCA and MCCB, respectively.

Mutations in genes MCCA and MCCB cause isolated MCC deficiency, an autosomal recessive disorder with a variable phenotype that ranges from severe neonatal to asymptomatic adult forms.

Synopsis

- seizures
- progressive psychomotor retardation
- elevated excretion of 3-MCG and 3-HIVA
- deficiency of MCC activity in fibroblasts


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