Medicine:Glutaric acidemia type 2

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Glutaric acidemia type 2
Other namesMultiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD);[1] Glutaric academia/aceduria type II (GA-II)
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SpecialtyMedical genetics

Glutaric acidemia type 2 is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that is characterised by defects in the ability of the body to use proteins and fats for energy. Incompletely processed proteins and fats can build up, leading to a dangerous chemical imbalance called acidosis. It is a metabolic myopathy, categorized under fatty acid metabolism disorder as that is the bioenergetic system that it affects the most. It also affects choline metabolism.[2]

The phenotypic presentation has 3 forms: a neonatal-onset form with congenital anomalies (type I), a neonatal-onset form without congenital anomalies (type II), and a late-onset form (type III).[3]

Individuals with glutaric acidemia type 2 frequently experience exercise-induced muscle fatigue, hypotonia, myalgia, and proximal muscle weakness.[4] The symptoms not only overlap with another type of metabolic myopathy, that of mitochondrial myopathy, but MADD also impairs the FAD-dependent respiratory chain in the mitochondria of muscle cells, as well as some muscle biopsies showing COX-negative fibres and deficiency of coenzyme Q10.[5][2]

Genetics

Glutaric acidemia type 2 has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.

Mutations in the ETFA, ETFB, and ETFDH genes cause glutaric acidemia type II. Mutations in these genes result in a deficiency in one of two enzymes that normally work together in the mitochondria, which are the energy-producing centers of cells. The ETFA and ETFB genes encode two subunits of the enzyme electron transfer flavoprotein, while the ETFDH gene encodes the enzyme electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase. When one of these enzymes is defective or missing, the mitochondria cannot function normally, partially broken-down proteins and fats accumulate in the cells and damage them; this damage leads to the signs and symptoms of glutaric acidemia type II.[1]

This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means the defective gene is located on an autosome, and two copies of the gene – one from each parent – are needed to inherit the disorder. The parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive disorder are carriers of one copy of the defective gene, but do not show signs and symptoms of the disorder themselves.[citation needed]

Diagnosis

Glutaric acidemia type 2 often appears in infancy as a sudden metabolic crisis, in which acidosis and low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) cause weakness, behavior changes, and vomiting. There may also be enlargement of the liver, heart failure, and a characteristic odor resembling that of sweaty feet. Some infants with glutaric acidemia type 2 have birth defects, including multiple fluid-filled growths in the kidneys (polycystic kidneys). Glutaric acidemia type 2 is a very rare disorder. Its precise incidence is unknown. It has been reported in several different ethnic groups.[citation needed]

Treatment

It is important for patients with MADD to strictly avoid fasting to prevent hypoglycemia and crises of metabolic acidosis;[6][7] for this reason, infants and small children should eat frequent meals.[7] Patients with MADD can experience life-threatening metabolic crises precipitated by common childhood illnesses or other stresses on the body,[7] so avoidance of such stresses is critical.[6] Patients may be advised to follow a diet low in fat and protein and high in carbohydrates, particularly in severe cases.[6][7] Depending on the subtype, riboflavin[7] (100-400 mg/day),[6] coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10),[6] L-carnitine,[7] or glycine[7] supplements may be used to help restore energy production. Some small, uncontrolled studies[8][9][10] have reported that racemic salts of beta-hydroxybutyrate (one of the ketone bodies) were helpful in patients with moderately severe disease; further research is needed.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Glutaric acidemia type II". U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/glutaric-acidemia-type-ii#synonyms. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Henriques, Bárbara J.; Katrine Jentoft Olsen, Rikke; Gomes, Cláudio M.; Bross, Peter (2021-04-15). "Electron transfer flavoprotein and its role in mitochondrial energy metabolism in health and disease". Gene 776: 145407. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2021.145407. ISSN 1879-0038. PMID 33450351. PMC 7949704. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33450351/. 
  3. ↑ "#231680 - MULTIPLE ACYL-CoA DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; MADD" (in en-us). https://www.omim.org/entry/231680. 
  4. ↑ "Glutaric acidemia type II". https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6523/glutaric-acidemia-type-ii. 
  5. ↑ Béhin, A.; Acquaviva-Bourdain, C.; Souvannanorath, S.; Streichenberger, N.; Attarian, S.; Bassez, G.; Brivet, M.; Fouilhoux, A. et al. (March 2016). "Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) as a cause of late-onset treatable metabolic disease". Revue Neurologique 172 (3): 231–241. doi:10.1016/j.neurol.2015.11.008. ISSN 0035-3787. PMID 27038534. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27038534/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency". INSERM and the European Commission. https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=EN&Expert=26791. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "Glutaric acidemia type II". National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6523/glutaric-acidemia-type-ii. 
  8. ↑ "Highly efficient ketone body treatment in multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency-related leukodystrophy". Pediatr Res 77 (1): 91–8. January 2015. doi:10.1038/pr.2014.154. PMID 25289702. 
  9. ↑ "Favorable outcome after physiologic dose of sodium-D,L-3-hydroxybutyrate in severe MADD". Pediatrics 134 (4): e1224-8. October 2014. doi:10.1542/peds.2013-4254. PMID 25246622. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/134/4/e1224.long. Retrieved 30 August 2018. 
  10. ↑ "D,L-3-hydroxybutyrate treatment of multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD)". The Lancet 361 (9367): 1433–5. 26 April 2003. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13105-4. PMID 12727399. 

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