Beta-ketothiolase deficiency
Synonyms: 3-ketothiolase deficiency | 3-oxothiolase deficiency | Alpha methylacetoacetic aciduria | Alpha-methyl-acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase deficiency | Mitochondrial acetoacetyl-coenzyme A thiolase deficiency | T2 deficiency
A rare genetic organic aciduria affecting ketone body metabolism and the catabolism of isoleucine and characterized by intermittent ketoacidotic episodes associated with vomiting dyspnea tachypnoea hypotonia lethargy and coma with an onset during infancy and usually ceasing by adolescence.
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