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Table 1 Urine organic acid profiles and genetic mutations reported for individuals with HMG-CoA synthase deficiency

From: Severe clinical manifestation of mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase deficiency associated with two novel mutations: a case report

Study

Plasma acylcarnitines

Urinary organic acids

HMGCS2 mutation

Prognosis

Thompson et al. (1997) [5]

Normal

Normal

Exon 2, 520 T > C, homozygous

Improved

Morris et al. (1998) [12]

Normal

Dicarboxylic aciduria

Exon 7, c.1270C > T, homozygous

Improved

Aledo et al. (2001) [13]

Normal

Dicarboxylic aciduria without adequate ketonuria

Exon 3, c.634G > A

Exon 9, c.1499G > A

Improved

Zschocke et al. (2002) [7]

Normal

nonspecific

Exon 3, c.634G > A

Intron 5, IVS5 + 1 g > a

Improved

Wolf et al. (2003) [8]

Normal

Dicarboxylic aciduria

Exon 2, c.160G > A

Exon 2, c.500A > G

Improved

Aledo et al. (2006) [9]

C0↓, C2↑

Dicarboxylic aciduria

c.614G > A

c.971 T > C

Improved

Ramos et al. (2013) [14]

Normal

Ketonuria with dicarboxylic aciduria

Exon 6, c.1162G > A,

Exon 7, c.1270C > T

Improved

Conboy et al. (2017) [3]

C2↑↑↑

Glutaric acid↑↑↑, adipic acid ↑↑↑, 4-hydroxyphenyl lactate↑, 4-hydroxyphenyl pyruvate↑

c.409A > T

c.1141A > G

Improved, but profound developmental delay

Ma Dan, Yu Dan (2018) [4]

Not mentioned

Glutaric acid↑↑↑, dicarboxylic aciduria

Exon 9, c.1502G > A, homozygous

Improved

Present report

C2↑↑↑, C4↑, C4-OH↑↑↑

3-hydroxybutyric acid↑↑↑, glutaric acid↑↑↑, adipic acid ↑↑↑, glycerol↑↑↑, 4-hydroxyphenyllactate↑↑, 4-hydroxyphenyl pyruvate↑

Exon 1, c.100C > T

Exon 9, c.1465del A

Death

  1. ↑↑↑ = highly elevated, ↑↑ = moderately elevated, ↑ = slightly elevated
  2. C0 = free carnitine, C2 = acetylcarnitine, C4 = butyrylcarnitine, C4-OH = 3-hydroxybutyrylcarnitine