raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:31

Oxoglutaric aciduria

Synonyms: Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

A rare, genetic, inborn error of metabolism disorder characterized by neonatal-onset of developmental delay, hypotonia, hepatomegaly, lactic acidemia, increased creatine kinase levels, elevated alpha-ketoglutaric acid in urine, and a decreased plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate-to-acetoacetate ratio. Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency can be associated, leading to hypoglycemia and neurologic anomalies, including seizures.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOxoglutaric aciduriaAlpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency
frAcidurie oxoglutariqueDéficit en alpha-cétoglutarate déshydrogénase
deOxoglutarazidurieAlpha-Ketoglutarat-Dehydrogenase-Mangel
esAciduria oxoglutáricaDeficiencia de alfa-cetoglutarato deshidrogenasa
itAciduria ossoglutaricaDeficit di alfa chetoglutarato deidrogenasi
nlOxoglutaaracidurieAlfa-ketoglutaraatdehydrogenasedeficiëntie · 2-ketoglutaarzuurdehydrogenasedeficiëntie
ptAcidúria oxoglutáricaDeficiência de alfa-cetoglutarato desidrogenase
plKwasica oksoglutarowaNiedobór dehydrogenazy alfa-ketoglutarowej
cs2-oxoglutarová acidurieDeficit alfa-ketoglutarátdehydrogenázy
ukОксоглутарова ацидуріяДефіцит альфа-кетоглутаратдегідрогенази
zh酮戊二酸尿症α酮戊二酸脱氢酶缺乏症
trOksoglutarik asidüriAlfa-ketoglutarat dehidrojenaz eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM203740Evalidated
ICD-10E88.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C53.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008759Evalidated
MeSHC536582Evalidated
UMLSC2752074Evalidated
GARD617Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
OGDHDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:8124ENSG000001059536130227p13oxoglutarate dehydrogenase36520152[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

10 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012401Abnormal urine alpha-ketoglutarate concentration
HP:0000816Abnormality of Krebs cycle metabolism
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0003202Skeletal muscle atrophy
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0010286Abnormal salivary gland morphology
HP:0100022Abnormality of movement
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus

Run the differential on the 7 obligate / very frequent terms

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