Alternative titles and symbols : Gatm deficiency; Agat deficiency; Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency; Creatine deficiency syndrome due to agat deficiency;
Description : Cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome-3 is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized
by developmental delay/regression, mental retardation, severe disturbance of expressive
and cognitive speech, and severe depletion of creatine/phosphocreatine in the brain
(Schulze, 2003). Most patients develop a myopathy characterized by muscle weakness
and atrophy later in life. Oral creatine supplementation can offer symptom improvement
(summary by Edvardson et al., 2010). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion
of genetic heterogeneity of cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome, see CCDS1 (300352).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase gene (GATM, 602360.0001);