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MCAD deficiency

disorder
SNOMED 128596003CUI C0220710

Overview

Source: MedlinePlus.gov, National Library of Medicine. Not a substitute for medical advice.

Signs & Symptoms

Based on Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) disease-phenotype annotations.

Elevated urinary 7-hydroxyoctanoic acid level
Always present (100%)HP:6000605
Metabolic acidosis
Always present (100%)HP:0001942
Reduced MCAD activity in cultured fibroblasts
Always present (100%)HP:6000356
Decreased plasma total carnitine
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0011936
Dicarboxylic aciduria
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0003215
Enlarged liver
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0002240
Fatigable weakness of limb muscles
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0003473
Fatigable weakness of neck muscles
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0030199
High blood ammonia levels
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0001987
Liver dysfunction
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0001410
Muscle pain with exercise
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0003738
Peripheral hypotonia
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0001252
Proximal neurogenic muscle weakness
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0003701
Reduced tendon reflexes
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0001315
Vomiting
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0002013
Abnormal circulating LDH concentration
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0045040
Abnormal heart rate
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0011675
Ataxia
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0001251
Big calvaria
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0000256
Cachexia
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0004326
Diarrhea
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0002014
Distal arthrogryposis
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0005684
Dullness
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0001254
Elevated circulating creatine phosphokinase
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0003236
Elevated urinary 3-hydroxybutyric acid
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0040155
Exertional dyspnea
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0002875
Fatty liver
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0001397
Febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0002373
Generalized tonic-clonic seizure (without specification of onset)
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0002069
Hyperketosis
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0001946

Quick Facts

SNOMED CT
128596003
UMLS CUI
C0220710
Fully Specified Name
Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency (disorder)
Specialists
0
Diagnostic Biomarkers
0
HPO Phenotypes
30
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Clinical content is derived from the SNOMED CT clinical ontology and curated medical knowledge graphs.