Alternative titles and symbols : Creatine deficiency syndrome due to gamt deficiency; Gamt deficiency; Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency;
Description : Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized
by developmental delay/regression, mental retardation, severe disturbance of expressive
and cognitive speech, intractable seizures and movement disturbances, severe depletion
of creatine/phosphocreatine in the brain, and accumulation of guanidinoacetic acid
(GAA) in brain and body fluids (summary by Schulze, 2003). For a general phenotypic
description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of CCDS, see CCDS1 (300352).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the guanidinoacetate methyltransferase gene (GAMT, 601240.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Extremely low creatine excretion; Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency; Low CSF creatinine; Deficiency of creatine phosphate in brain; Accumulation of guanidinoacetate in brain; Low CSF creatine;