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Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency, benign type

ORPHA:353320· ICD-10 E74.4

Definition

Benign pyruvate carboxylase (PC) deficiency (Type C) is a rare, very mild form of PC deficiency characterized by episodic metabolic acidosis and normal or mildly delayed neurological development.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy