Genetic basis of alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria

J Inherit Metab Dis. 2015 Sep;38(5):873-9. doi: 10.1007/s10545-015-9841-9. Epub 2015 Apr 10.

Abstract

Alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria is an autosomal recessive inborn error of lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan degradation. To date, DHTKD1 mutations have been reported in two alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria patients. We have now sequenced DHTKD1 in nine patients diagnosed with alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria as well as one patient with isolated alpha-aminoadipic aciduria, and identified causal mutations in eight. We report nine novel mutations, including three missense mutations, two nonsense mutations, two splice donor mutations, one duplication, and one deletion and insertion. Two missense mutations, one of which was reported before, were observed in the majority of cases. The clinical presentation of this group of patients was inhomogeneous. Our results confirm that alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria is caused by mutations in DHTKD1, and further establish that DHTKD1 encodes the E1 subunit of the alpha-ketoadipic acid dehydrogenase complex.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 2-Aminoadipic Acid / metabolism*
  • 2-Aminoadipic Acid / urine
  • Adipates / metabolism*
  • Adipates / urine
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / diagnosis
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / genetics*
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / metabolism
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex
  • Ketone Oxidoreductases / deficiency
  • Ketone Oxidoreductases / genetics*
  • Ketone Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Male
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Adipates
  • 2-Aminoadipic Acid
  • alpha-ketoadipic acid
  • Ketone Oxidoreductases
  • DHTKD1 protein, human
  • Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex