Alternative titles and symbols : Mitochondrial hmg-coa synthase deficiency; Hmgcs2 deficiency;
Description : Mitochondrial HMG-CoA synthase deficiency is an inherited metabolic disorder caused
by a defect in the enzyme that regulates the formation of ketone bodies. Patients
present with hypoketotic hypoglycemia, encephalopathy, and hepatomegaly, usually precipitated
by an intercurrent infection or prolonged fasting (Aledo et al., 2006).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 gene (HMGCS2,
600234.0001);