Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier deficiency
Description
A rare pyruvate metabolism disorder characterized by neonatal onset of a mitochondrial encephalopathy with global developmental delay and the biochemical characteristics of lactic acidosis and increased serum pyruvate with normal lactate/pyruvate ratio. Additional reported manifestations include epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, hypotonia, nystagmus, extensor plantar responses, hepatomegaly, and craniofacial dysmorphism (such as progressive microcephaly, epicanthus, long philtrum, and thin upper lip).
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*Orphanet: an online rare disease and orphan drug data base. Copyright, INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orpha.net.