Recent advances in understanding beta-ketothiolase (mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase, T2) deficiency
Beta-ketothiolase (mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase, T2) deficiency (OMIM #203750, *607809) is an inborn error of metabolism that affects isoleucine catabolism and ketone body metabolism. This disorder is clinically characterized by intermittent ketoacidotic crises under ketogenic stresses. In addition to a previous 26-case series, four series of T2-deficient patients were recently reported from different regions. In these series, most T2-deficient patients developed ... Read more