Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency

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Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency

Synonyms: Ataxia with lactic acidosis type 2 | Ataxia with lactic acidosis type II | Leigh necrotizing encephalopathy due to pyruvate carboxylase deficiency | Leigh syndrome due to PC deficiency | Leigh syndrome due to pyruvate carboxylase deficiency

Pyruvate carboxylase (PC) deficiency is a rare neurometabolic disorder characterized by metabolic acidosis failure to thrive developmental delay and recurrent seizures at an early age in severely affected patients.

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Mississippi Metabolics Foundation

Mississippi Metabolics Foundation (MMF) was founded to raise awareness, educate, and provide support to those living or caring for someone with genetic metabolic disorders/inborn errors of metabolism (IEM).

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