Battisti C, Forte F, Molinelli M, Funghini S, Pasquini E, Tassini M, Dotti M T, Federico A
Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, Neurometabolic Diseases Unit Policlinico "Le Scotte", Siena, Italy.
Neurol Sci. 2007 Dec;28(6):328-30. doi: 10.1007/s10072-007-0847-4. Epub 2008 Jan 4.
Short-chain-acyl-CoA-dehydrogenase (SCAD) deficiency is an inborn error of mitochondrial fatty acid metabolism caused by rare mutations as well as common susceptibility variations in the SCAD gene. We describe the case of a 23-year-old male patient who had growth and mental retardation, recurrent vomiting, fever and seizures since infancy. Urinary gas chromatography and (1)H-nuclear magnetic resonance showed elevated levels of ethylmalonic acid. Serum concentrations of acylcarnitine, especially butyrylcarnitine (C4), were abnormally high. A homozygous variant allele of the SCAD gene, 625G>A, was detected. The patient broadens the clinical phenotype of SCAD deficiency and underlines the difficulty of diagnosis. The limited number of patients described may be the result of underdiagnosis.
短链酰基辅酶A脱氢酶(SCAD)缺乏症是一种线粒体脂肪酸代谢的先天性疾病,由SCAD基因中的罕见突变以及常见的易感性变异引起。我们描述了一名23岁男性患者的病例,该患者自婴儿期起就有生长发育和智力迟缓、反复呕吐、发热和癫痫发作。尿气相色谱法和氢核磁共振显示乙基丙二酸水平升高。酰基肉碱的血清浓度,尤其是丁酰肉碱(C4)异常高。检测到SCAD基因的一个纯合变异等位基因,625G>A。该患者扩展了SCAD缺乏症的临床表型,并突出了诊断的困难。所描述的患者数量有限可能是诊断不足的结果。