Mevalonic Aciduria

Description

Mevalonic aciduria (MVA) is a rare, very severe form of mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD; see this term) characterized by dysmorphic features, failure to thrive, psychomotor delay, ocular involvement, hypotonia, progressive ataxia, myopathy, and recurrent inflammatory episodes.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Mevalonic Aciduria

  • Intellectual disability
  • Seizures
  • Global developmental delay
  • Short stature
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Microcephaly
  • Ataxia
  • Nystagmus
  • Failure to thrive
  • Abnormal facial shape

And another 65 symptoms. If you need more information about this disease we can help you.

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Mevalonic Aciduria Is also known as mva, complete mevalonate kinase deficiency.

Researches and researchers

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Mevalonic Aciduria Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Non-immune Hydrops Panel.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

RIT1, RPL11, RPL35A, RPL5, RPS10, RPS17, RPS19, RPS24, RPS26, SEC23B, SLC17A5, BRAF, SMPD1, SOS1, SOS2, SOX18, UROS, CBL, SHOC2, ALG9 , (...)

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Specificity
2 %
Genes
100 %
Retinitis Pigmentosa Panel.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

RHO, RLBP1, ROM1, RP1, RP2, RP9, RPE65, RPGR, SAG, SEMA4A, SPP2, TULP1, USH2A, CLRN1, BEST1, ARL6, RPGRIP1, CA4, C1QTNF5, CDHR1 , (...)

View the complete list with 72 more genes
Specificity
2 %
Genes
100 %
MVK Deletion/duplication analysis.

By Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (United States).

MVK
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
MVK Sequencing.

By Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (United States).

MVK
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Ataxia Exome Panel.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

BCS1L, RTN2, SACS, SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCO1, SDHA, SDHD, SLC16A2, SLC17A5, SLC19A2, SLC1A3, SLC20A2, SLC2A1, SLC6A1, SLC9A1, SLC9A6, SNAP25, SOD1 , (...)

View the complete list with 457 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
MVK.

By Institute for Human Genetics University Clinic Freiburg (Germany).

MVK
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Periodic Fever Syndromes Panel, Sequencing and Deletion/Duplication.

By ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics (United States).

TNFRSF1A, LPIN2, NLRP3, ELANE, MEFV, MVK, PSTPIP1
Specificity
15 %
Genes
100 %
Mevalonic aciduria.

By Clinic of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine General University Hospital in Prague and First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic).

MVK
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %

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Sources and references

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