raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:765

Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

Synonyms: PDH · PDHC · Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive, Not applicable, X-linked dominant
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency (PDHD) is a rare neurometabolic disorder characterized by a wide range of clinical signs with metabolic and neurological components of varying severity. Manifestations range from often fatal, severe, neonatal lactic acidosis to later-onset neurological disorders. Six subtypes related to the affected subunit of the PDH complex have been recognized with significant clinical overlap: PDHD due to E1-alpha, E1-beta, E2 and E3 deficiency, PDHD due to E3-binding protein deficiency, and PDH phosphatase deficiency.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPyruvate dehydrogenase deficiencyPDH · PDHC · Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency
frDéficit en pyruvate déshydrogénasePDH · PDHC · Déficit en complexe pyruvate déshydrogénase
dePyruvat-Dehydrogenase-MangelPDHc · Pyruvat-Dehydrogenase-Komplex-Mangel
esDeficiencia de piruvato deshidrogenasaDeficiencia del complejo piruvato deshidrogenasa · PDH · PDHC
itDeficit della piruvato deidrogenasiDeficit del complesso della piruvato deidrogenasi · PDH · PDHC
nlPyruvaatdehydrogenasedeficiëntieDeficiëntie van het pyruvaatdehydrogenasecomplex · PDH · PDHC
ptDeficiência de piruvato desidrogenase
plNiedobór dehydrogenazy pirogronianowejNiedobór kompleksu dehydrogenazy pirogronianowej · PDH · PDHC
csDeficit pyruvát dehydrogenázyPDH · PDHC · Deficit komplexu pyruvát dehydrogenázy
ukДефіцит піруватдегідрогеназиPDH · PDHC · Дефіцит піруватдегідрогеназного комплексу
zh丙酮酸脱氢酶缺乏症丙酮酸脱氢酶复合物缺乏症
trPiruvat dehidrojenaz eksikliğiPDH · PDHC · Piruvat dehidrojenaz kompleks eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM245348BTNTvalidated
OMIM245349BTNTvalidated
OMIM246900BTNTvalidated
OMIM312170BTNTvalidated
OMIM608782BTNTvalidated
OMIM614111BTNTvalidated
ICD-10E74.4NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-115C53.02Especificvalidated
MONDO0019169Evalidated
MeSHD015325Evalidated
UMLSC0034345Evalidated
GARD7513Evalidated
MedDRA10084109Evalidated

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 (5):

Children (6):

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Genes

0 direct · 7 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DLATORPHA:79244Pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:2896ENSG0000015076860877011q23.1dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase16049940[PMID]
DLDORPHA:2394Pyruvate dehydrogenase E3 deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:2898ENSG000000911402383317q31.1dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase24777537[PMID]
PDP1ORPHA:79246Pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:9279ENSG000001649516059938q22.1pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase catalytic subunit 115855260[PMID]
LONP1ORPHA:79243Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-alpha deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9479ENSG0000019636560549019p13.2lon peptidase 1, mitochondrial30304514[PMID]
PDHA1ORPHA:79243Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-alpha deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8806ENSG00000131828300502Xp22.12pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit alpha 110679936[PMID]_15384102[PMID]_20002461[PMID]
PDHBORPHA:255138Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-beta deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8808ENSG000001682911790603p14.3pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit beta15138885[PMID]
PDHXORPHA:255182Pyruvate dehydrogenase E3-binding protein deficiencyDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:21350ENSG0000011043560876911p13pyruvate dehydrogenase complex component X9399911[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2015[OTHER]

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

35 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0008872Feeding difficulties in infancy
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001254Lethargy
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007256Abnormal pyramidal sign
HP:0000496Abnormality of eye movement
HP:0007370Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001266Choreoathetosis
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0100453Osteolytic defects of the middle phalanx of the 4th toe
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001257Spasticity
HP:0002789Tachypnea
HP:0001337Tremor
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0100021Cerebral palsy
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0001332Dystonia
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0002007Frontal bossing
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0000343Long philtrum
HP:0001012Multiple lipomas
HP:0000275Narrow face
HP:0000767Pectus excavatum
HP:0000243Trigonocephaly
HP:0000582Upslanted palpebral fissure
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
HP:0000431Wide nasal bridge

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

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