Serine biosynthesis pathway deficiency, infantile/juvenile form

Definition

A rare inborn error of metabolism comprising 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency, 3-phosphoserine phosphatase deficiency, and phosphoserine aminotransferase deficiency, and characterized by a phenotypic spectrum ranging from congenital microcephaly, psychomotor retardation, and intractable seizures in the infantile forms to milder juvenile forms with moderate developmental delay and intellectual disability.