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ORPHA:2880

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase deficiency

Also called PEPCK deficiency

Body system
Inborn errors of metabolism
Inheritance pattern
Autosomal recessive, Mitochondrial inheritance
Typical age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Estimated prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide)
Rarity class
<1 / 1 000 000

ORPHA:2880 is classified under "Inborn errors of metabolism" in the Orphanet nomenclature.

Common signs

  • Recurrent hypoglycemia
  • Increased circulating lactate concentration
  • Hypoglycemic seizures
  • Lactic acidosis
  • Hyperglutaminemia
  • Lacticaciduria