Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-alpha deficiency

Definition:

Defects in the pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex are an important cause of primary lactic acidosis. It can also present as a more chronic neurodegenerative disease with extensive cerebral atrophy and structural anomalies in the brain, as Leigh syndrome. The great majority of PDH complex deficiencies result from mutations in the X-linked pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1) alpha subunit gene.

References:

[1]. De Meirleir, L et al.Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha deficiency in a family: different clinical presentation in two siblings.J Inherit Metab Dis. 1998 Jun;21(3):224-6. [Content Brief]

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