Preferred Label : Homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Homocystinuria with or without response to pyridoxine; Cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency; Cbs deficiency;
Included titles and symbols : Hyperhomocysteinemia, thrombotic, cbs-related;
Description : Classic homocystinuria is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder of sulfur metabolism.
The clinical features of untreated homocystinuria due to CBS deficiency usually manifest
in the first or second decade of life and include myopia, ectopia lentis, mental retardation,
skeletal anomalies resembling Marfan syndrome (MFS; 154700), and thromboembolic events.
Light skin and hair can also be present. Biochemical features include increased urinary
homocystine and methionine. There are 2 main phenotypes of the classic disorder: a
milder pyridoxine (vitamin B6)-responsive form, and a more severe pyridoxine-nonresponsive
form. Pyridoxine is a cofactor for the CBS enzyme, and can aid in the conversion of
homocysteine to cysteine (summary by Reish et al., 1995 and Testai and Gorelick, 2010).
Some patients have been reported to have a milder form of homocystinuria, which is
characterized by increased plasma homocysteine and increased risk for thrombotic events
in young adulthood, but without the other skeletal, ocular, or nervous system manifestations
observed in classic homocystinuria (Kelly et al., 2003).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the cystathionine beta-synthase gene (CBS, 613381.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Homocystinuria; Methioninuria; Cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency;
Prefixed ID : #236200;
Origin ID : 236200;
UMLS CUI : C0751202;
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