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Carnitine acetyltransferase deficiency

Ataxia/CerebellarOMIM 600184
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Overview

From WUSTL Neuromuscular

● Epidemiology: 3 patients described Genetics No gene mutations described Possible allelic disorder: NBIA 8 Protein: Fatty acid metabolism Catalyzes reversible transfer of acyl groups from acyl-CoA thioester to carnitine Control of acyl-CoA/CoA ratio in mitochondria, peroxisomes, and endoplasmic reticulum High levels in skeletal muscle Clinical Onset age: Childhood or Infancy Ataxia: Intermittent Oculomotor palsy Hypotonia Cortical: Altered consciousness Progression: Fatal Laboratory Carnitine acetyltransferase deficiency in brain & systemic Muscle: mtDNA deletions, especially ND4-ND4L region

OMIM Entries

OMIM #600184

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
OMIM
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
Orphanet
Portal for Rare Diseases
NORD
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.