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Elevated urine mesaconic acid level

MedGen UID:
1054511
Concept ID:
CN377297
Finding
HPO: HP:6000465

Definition

The amount of mesaconic acid in the urine, normalized for urine concentration, is above the upper limit of normal. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVElevated urine mesaconic acid level

Conditions with this feature

Squalene synthase deficiency
MedGen UID:
1648421
Concept ID:
C4748427
Disease or Syndrome
Squalene synthase deficiency (SQSD) is a rare inborn error of cholesterol biosynthesis with multisystem clinical manifestations similar to Smith-Lemli-Optiz syndrome. Key clinical features include facial dysmorphism, a generalized seizure disorder presenting in the neonatal period, nonspecific structural brain malformations, cortical visual impairment, optic nerve hypoplasia, profound developmental delay / intellectual disability, dry skin with photosensitivity, and genital malformations in males.

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Diagnosis

Celik T, Kardesoglu E, Iyisoy A, Ozcan O, Kilic S, Yaman H
Med Princ Pract 2009;18(3):217-22. Epub 2009 Apr 6 doi: 10.1159/000204353. PMID: 19349725

Clinical prediction guides

Celik T, Kardesoglu E, Iyisoy A, Ozcan O, Kilic S, Yaman H
Med Princ Pract 2009;18(3):217-22. Epub 2009 Apr 6 doi: 10.1159/000204353. PMID: 19349725

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