Medicine:Alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria

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Alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria
CausesMutations in DHTKD1

Alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized by an increased urinary excretion of alpha-ketoadipic acid and alpha-aminoadipic acid. It is caused by mutations in DHTKD1, which encodes the E1 subunit of the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex).[1]

References

  1. "DHTKD1 mutations cause 2-aminoadipic and 2-oxoadipic aciduria". American Journal of Human Genetics 91 (6): 1082–7. Dec 2012. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.10.006. PMID 23141293.