pediatrics
Branched Chain Amino Acid Metabolism Disorders
Methylmalonic acidemia
This disorder is caused by deficiency of methylmalonyl CoA mutase, which converts methylmalonyl CoA (a product of the propionyl CoA carboxylation) into succinyl CoA. Adenosylcobalamin, a metabolite of vitamin B12, is a cofactor; its deficiency also may cause methylmalonic acidemia (and also Classic homocystinuria and 