What is propionic acidemia?
Propionic acidemia is an inherited disorder in which the body is unable to process certain parts of proteins and lipids (fats) properly.
Propionic Acidemia is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by deficiency of propionyl CoA carboxylase, an enzyme involved in the breakdown (catabolism) of the chemical "building blocks" (amino acids) of certain proteins.
Propionic Acidemia Treatment
In people with propionic acidemia, there is an insufficient supply of one of these enzymes (propionyl coenzyme A [CoA]...
Seizures and Genetics ...
Propionic acidemia: Deficiency of propionyl CoA carboxylase, the enzyme responsible for metabolizing propionic acid to methylmalonate, causes propionic acid accumulation.
Aromatic (Phenylketonuria, Alkaptonuria, Ochronosis, Tyrosinemia, Albinism, Histidinemia) - Branched-chain Organic acidemias (Maple syrup urine disease, Propionic acidemia, Methylmalonic acidemia, Isovaleric acidemia, ...
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric aciduria (HMG)
3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (3MCC)
Beta ketothiolase deficiency
Glutaric acidemia type I
Isovaleric acidemia
Methylmalonic acidemia
Multiple carboxylase deficiency (MCD)
Propionic acidemia ...
sparse hair
Multiple carboxylase deficiency, propionic acidemia ... hair loss
Myotonic Dystrophy ... balding in males
Myotonic dystrophy, type 2 ... balding in males
Myxedema ... thinning hair, bald patches ...
 See also: Deficiency, Symptom, Phenylketonuria, Methylmalonic acid, Homocystinuria
  
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