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. 2017:35:33-37.
doi: 10.1007/8904_2016_21. Epub 2016 Nov 30.

Expansion of the Phenotypic Spectrum of Propionic Acidemia with Isolated Elevated Propionylcarnitine

Gerarda Cappuccio  1   2   3 , Paldeep S Atwal  2   3   4 , Taraka R Donti  2   3 , Kiki Ugarte  2 , Nadia Merchant  2 , William J Craigen  2 , V Reid Sutton  2   3 , Sarah H Elsea  5
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Expansion of the Phenotypic Spectrum of Propionic Acidemia with Isolated Elevated Propionylcarnitine

Gerarda Cappuccio et al. JIMD Rep. 2017.

Abstract

We report three patients with elevations of propionylcarnitine (C3), one without elevations of 2-methylcitrate and 3-hydroxypropionate in urine organic acid analysis, and the other two showing only mild elevations, all of whom were subsequently confirmed to have propionic acidemia by molecular analysis of PCCA and PCCB genes. To date, they have had a mild clinical course. These cases illustrate the importance of considering high C3 as the only biochemical abnormality in a diagnosis of propionic acidemia. Since mild C3 elevations may be overlooked and considered non-diagnostic in isolation, we advise considering a diagnosis of propionic acidemia even in the absence of significant elevations 2-methylcitrate or 3-hydroxypropionate in urine organic acid analysis.

Keywords: 2-Methylcitrate; 3-Hydroxypropionate; Acyl-carnitine; Atypical Phenotype; C3; Propionic acidemia.

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