The Clinical and Biochemical Spectrum of Human Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency
The Clinical and Biochemical Spectrum of Human Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency
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人丙酮酸脱氢酶复合物缺乏症的临床和生化谱
DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1989.tb15011.x
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发表时间:
1989
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
H. Dahl
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文献类型:
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作者:
G. Brown;R. M. Brown;R. Scholem;D. Kirby;H. Dahl
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) deficiency is a major cause of primary lactic acidosis in infants and young children.' In almost all cases, the basic defect appears to be in the El component of PDC and, in particular, in the Ela subunit.24 In spite of numerous reports of PDC deficiency in humans, there is still significant controversy concerning the incidence and the clinical and biochemical spectrum of this ~ondi t ion .~ Some of the confusion regarding PDC deficiency in humans has arisen because of difficulties in establishing the diagnosis by assay of the enzyme complex in readily available samples from patients. However, the development of more reliable assays,' the availability of immunochemical methods for analysis of structural changes in specific components of the and the isolation of recombinant DNA probes for studies of the underlying genetic defects8-" have greatly improved the accuracy of diagnosis. The heterogeneity of PDC deficiency can be assessed from recently reported cases with confidence that the patients described do indeed have a primary genetic defect in the PDC. The following discussion will be limited to patients with defects in the E l a component of PDC. From our own experience and from recently reported cases, it is apparent that this form of PDC deficiency in humans is an extremely heterogeneous condition. The characteristic features of the disorder are metabolic acidosis and neurological dysfunction. In contrast with many other inborn errors of metabolism which affect cerebral function, PDC deficiency is distinguished by the presence of significant structural abnormalities in the central nervous system (CNS). Within this general clinical presentation, however, there is a wide range in the severity of symptoms and the clinical course of the condition. In the most severe form of PDC deficiency, lactic acidosis develops within hours of birth and the blood lactate concentration rapidly attains levels as high as 10-20 mM.4 The lactic acidosis is almost always refractory to all attempts a t specific therapy, and most of these patients die in the newborn period. Patients with less severe forms of PDC deficiency generally present later, and their clinical course is characterized by episodes of severe lactic acidosis, often precipitated by intercurrent illness." Blood pyruvate and
影响因子:
8
作者:
Kretzschmar,HA;DeArmond,SJ;Koch,TK;Patel,MS;Newth,CJ;Schmidt,KA;Packman,S
通讯作者:
Packman,S