Diseases

Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency

Autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase gene. Because of the mutations cholesterol biosynthesis is disrupted and MEVALONIC ACID accumulates. It is characterized by a range of symptoms, including dysmorphic FACIES, psychomotor retardation, CATARACT, hepatosplenomegaly, CEREBELLAR ATAXIA, elevated IMMUNOGLOBULIN D, and recurrent febrile crises with FEVER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; ARTHRALGIA; EDEMA; and rash.

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Autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase gene. Because of the mutations cholesterol biosynthesis is disrupted and MEVALONIC ACID accumulates. It is characterized by a range of symptoms, including dysmorphic FACIES, psychomotor retardation, CATARACT, hepatosplenomegaly, CEREBELLAR ATAXIA, elevated IMMUNOGLOBULIN D, and recurrent febrile crises with FEVER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; ARTHRALGIA; EDEMA; and rash.

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  • Kinase Deficiencies, Mevalonate
  • Kinase Deficiency, Mevalonate
  • Mevalonate Kinase Deficiencies
  • Hyper IgD Syndrome
  • Hyper-IgD Syndrome
  • Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D
  • Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D And Periodic Fever Syndrome
  • Mevalonic Aciduria
  • Mevalonicaciduria
  • Periodic Fever, Dutch Type
  • Aciduria, Mevalonic
  • Hyper IgD Syndromes
  • Hyper-IgD Syndromes
  • Mevalonicacidurias
  • Syndrome, Hyper-IgD

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2008

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054078. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054078
  2. Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevalonate_kinase_deficiency
  3. Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3043158