MCAD deficiency

Introduction: MCAD deficiency

Description of MCAD deficiency

MCAD deficiency (medical condition): A rare disorder where the body lacks enzymes needed to...more »

See also:

Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency:
  »Introduction: Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  »Symptoms of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

MCAD deficiency: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for MCAD deficiency:

• MCAD
• Deficiency
• Deficiency disease

MCAD deficiency: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

MCAD deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that MCAD deficiency, or a subtype of MCAD deficiency, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list MCAD deficiency as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

MCAD deficiency as a Disease

MCAD deficiency: Another name for Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  »Symptoms of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

MCAD deficiency: Related Diseases

MCAD deficiency: MCAD deficiency is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Lipid metabolism conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions

Symptoms of MCAD deficiency (Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency)

Some of the symptoms of MCAD deficiency incude:

• Vomiting
• Lack of energy
• Lethargy
• Low blood sugar
• Seizures

See full list of 13 symptoms of MCAD deficiency (Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency)

MCAD deficiency: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to MCAD deficiency:

• fatty acid oxidation disorder
• sudden infant death syndrome
• VLCAD deficiency
• LCAD deficicency
• MCAD deficiency
• SCHAD deficiency

Terms associated with MCAD deficiency:

Terms Similar to MCAD deficiency:

• Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
• Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
• Hypoketotic hypoglycaemia; medium chain acyl-Co A dehydrogenase deficiency

Source: Diseases Database

• ACADM deficiency
• Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, medium chain, deficiency of
• MCADH deficiency
• Medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Source - NIH

External links related to: MCAD deficiency

• Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency - Genetics Home Reference
• eMedicine - Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency : Article by Karl S Roth, MD
• OMIM - ACYL-CoA DEHYDROGENASE, MEDIUM-CHAIN; ACADM
• OMIM - ACYL-CoA DEHYDROGENASE, MEDIUM-CHAIN, DEFICIENCY OF
• GeneReviews: Medium-Chain Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Source: Diseases Database

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