raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:79154

2-aminoadipic 2-oxoadipic aciduria

Synonyms: Alpha-aminoadipic aciduria

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

A rare disorder of lysine and tryptophan metabolism characterized by 2-aminoadipic and 2-oxoadipic aciduria. Patients may also present with increased urinary excretion of alpha-hydroxyadipic acid. Variable clinical presentations have been found in patients including hypotonia, developmental delay, mild to severe intellectual disability, ataxia, epilepsy, and behavioral disorders (most commonly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). However, many individuals with the biochemical phenotype are completely asymptomatic and thus the clinical significance of the condition is questionable.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
en2-aminoadipic 2-oxoadipic aciduriaAlpha-aminoadipic aciduria
frAcidurie 2-aminoadipique 2-oxoadipiqueAcidurie alpha-aminoadipique
de2-Aminoadipin-2-Oxo-Adipin-AzidurieAlpha-Aminoadipinazidurie
esAciduria 2-aminoadípica 2-oxoadípicaAciduria alfa-aminoadípica
itAciduria 2-aminoadipica 2-ossoadipicaAciduria alfa-aminoadipica
nl2-aminoadipine 2-oxoadipine-acidurieAlfa-aminoadipineacidurie
ptAcidúria 2-aminoadípica
plAcyduria 2-aminoadypino 2-oksyadypinowaAcyduria alfa-aminoadypinowa
cs2-aminoadipová 2-oxoadipová acidurieAlfa-aminoadipová acidurie
uk2-аміноадипінова 2-оксоадипінова ацидуріяАльфа-аміноадипінова ацидурія
zh2-氨基己二酸2-氧己二酸尿症α-氨基己二酸尿
tr2-aminoadipik 2-oksoadipik asidüriAlfa-aminoadipik asidüri

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM204750Evalidated
ICD-10E72.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.4NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0008774Evalidated
UMLSC1859817Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DHTKD1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:23537ENSG0000018119261498410p14dehydrogenase E1 and transketolase domain containing 123141293[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families20 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated23141293[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—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

11 annotations · validated 2025-08-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0410309Alpha-aminoadipic aciduria
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:00344652-hydroxyadipic aciduria
HP:6000278Elevated circulating 2-aminoadipic acid concentration
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0007018Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
HP:0000717Autism
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language development
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0001250Seizure

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 23141293[PMID]_25860818[PMID]

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Sources for this card