Abstract
An 4-mo-old male was found to have an isolated increase in 2- methylbutyrylglycine (2-MBG) and 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine (2MBC) in physiologic fluids. In vitro oxidation studies in cultured fibroblasts using 13C- and 14C-labeled branched chain amino acids indicated an isolated block in 2-methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (2-MBCDase). Western blotting revealed absence of 2-MBCDase protein in fibroblast extracts; DNA sequencing identified a single 778 C>T substitution in the 2-MBCDase coding region (778 C>T), substituting phenylalanine for leucine at amino acid 222 (L222F) and absence of enzyme activity for the 2-MBCDase protein expressed in Escherichia coli. Prenatal diagnosis in a subsequent pregnancy suggested an affected female ferns, supporting an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. These data confirm the first documented case of isolated 2-MBCDase deficiency in humans.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 830-833 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatric Research |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health