3-HYDROXYISOBUTYRIC ACIDURIA - AN INBORN ERROR OF VALINE METABOLISM
3-HYDROXYISOBUTYRIC ACIDURIA - AN INBORN ERROR OF VALINE METABOLISM
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DOI:
10.1203/00006450-199110000-00006
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发表时间:
1991-10-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
SWEETMAN, L
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作者:
KO, FJ;NYHAN, WL;SWEETMAN, L
3-Hydroxyisobutyric aciduria, a disorder of valine metabolism, has been found in a boy in whom the clinical picture was that of a typical organic acidemia with repeated episodes of ketoacidosis requiring admission to hospital and parenteral fluid therapy, along with impressive failure to thrive and chronic lactic acidemia. The excretion of 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid ranged from 170 to 390 mmol/mol of creatinine. The administration of valine increased this to 18 700 mmol/mol of creatinine and reproduced the clinical picture of ketoacidosis. Concentrations of free carnitine were low, and esterified carnitine was elevated. Treatment with carnitine and a diet restricted in protein appeared to be beneficial.